News release
Katie Faulkner became the first Fellow of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation in the Channel Islands in 2003. Sue Pallot has also received Fellowship of the Confederation, making Excel in Jersey the first Consultancy to attain this prestigious status.
This article may be of interest to all of you who are settling into a new job.
For some of you, starting a new job will be a new, and possibly daunting, experience.
Through your hard work and efforts, some negotiation, and a little luck, you have been offered that job you really want. On your first day you will probably be both nervous and excited at the same time.
The first couple of weeks is the same for everyone - familiarising yourself with the work, getting to know the organisation and its' culture and starting to build relationships with your colleagues.
With the first few weeks and all of your new experiences out of the way, it is now time to really begin to settle in. This process is formally known as "socialisation" and it might comfort you to know that everyone will go through this period and each individual will take different lengths of time to really feel "part of the team" and "part of the organisation".
Another important aspect to this process is training. During the initial stages of employment training is at its' most critical. You will need to become familiar in the use of all resources available to you, such as your computer system and software packages commonly used, together with all the office equipment. You will now be learning the job and becoming competent with the tasks you are to perform, ensuring that you have a good understanding of what you are doing and why you are doing it.
It is quite common for individuals to have concerns, and sometimes doubts, during the first few months of their new job. This is all part of the process and it is very much an important time in your development within the organisation. At Excel Recruitment we often find ourselves offering a "counselling" service to candidates whom we have successfully placed with our clients. They are going through this "settling in" period and do sometimes need to use us as a 'sounding board'. In the majority of cases (95% of the time) it is just the need to be pointed in the right direction or given general advice as to who to speak to within the organisation for assistance and guidance. We like to think of ourselves as an extension of the Human Resources function for client companies. It is a time to be positive and look forward to the future.
So remember, if you find yourself wondering if you have made the right choice you are in good company. Every single one of us finds ourselves in exactly the same situation, it is quite normal, and for peace of mind it is worth persevering because the chances are that you have made the right choice.
For further information on our search and selection process and follow-up service to both client companies and candidates, please call in and talk to one of our professionally qualified Recruitment Consultants.
Katie Faulkner, FREC.
Managing Director
