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STARTING A NEW JOB REMOTELY ??

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It’s natural to have first-day jitters when you start a new job. But what happens when your first day is remote? What if many days after that are also remote depending on how long the company keeps folks home as a result of the coronavirus? And what if you aren’t able to meet your manager and colleagues in person for a while? How will you get to know your coworkers, get up to speed on how to do your job, or even know who to contact when you have questions?
For companies that already have a lot of remote employees, this might not be a big deal. But for organizations that aren’t accustomed to having employees work from home, let alone welcoming and training them from afar, the onboarding process and everything that comes after could be a little bumpy. 
Here are some few tips to help you navigate starting a new job remotely.

1. Prepare for a Different Type of Onboarding

Consider reaching out ahead of time to find out what the process will look like in your case. You can send a quick note to your recruiter or HR contact and/or email your new manager to say you’re aware the company is doing remote work at the moment due to the pandemic and ask how they’re handling the logistics of onboarding in light of the situation.

2. Understand Expectations

Since your manager and colleagues won’t be working in the same building, you can’t just stop in to ask a quick question and they can’t help you course-correct in real time quite as easily. So you’ll want to be proactive and make sure you understand your role and the tasks you are working on. Whenever you discuss a new project, for instance, be sure to ask when deliverables are due and how your boss would like to receive them. 
As you try to ramp up from afar, check in to see if there are any tools, systems, or processes you need to learn about, when you should plan to be up to speed on them, and whether there’s any training you can access remotely or someone in particular you should reach out to for help.

3. Learn How Your Team Communicates

While you, your manager, and your coworkers are all working remotely—perhaps for the first time—it’s especially important to find out how everyone prefers to communicate, so you know whether to monitor your email, Slack, or another channel your team relies on. (Keep in mind that your colleagues might still be figuring out their preferences as they adjust to new routines.)
It’s especially important to get on the same page regarding communication with your boss. For example, do they like to get one-off questions as they come up in email, via chat, or by phone or video call? If it’s the latter, do they want a heads up in advance? Or would they rather you collect a batch of questions before coming to them? Are there times of the day or week that they like to do heads-down work and don’t want to be disturbed??

4. Ask for More Information

If a coworker reaches out by email or chat with an assignment or task, see if you can schedule a phone call or video meeting to discuss the project, 
This will help you understand how your work relates to larger projects and goals within the organization, allow you to fulfill their request as best you can, enable you to get up to speed more quickly, and ultimately make it easier for you to succeed at your job.

6. Keep Your Tone Clear and Neutral at first 

Until you can gauge your colleague’s personalities, it’s a good idea to keep the tone of your emails and other communications relatively neutral. Be careful about choosing “Reply All” and avoid using too many abbreviations, jargon, slang, and emoji.
In your first days and weeks, pay attention to how your manager, teammates, and other long-time employees talk to one another and use that as a guide.

Sources: EmploymentHub, The Muse

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