Below are our top tips to help you stay connected and ensure you are impressing your new firm from day one!

Understand the Expectations

If you are starting a new role that isn’t traditionally undertaken remotely, you will want to take some time to understand your managers expectations in relation to your individual tasks right through to the overall onboarding process. You want to be proactive in working out what is expected of you on a daily/weekly basis. So, when you are given a task, ask when your manager expects it to be completed.

Preferred Methods of Communication

When working remotely, you want to know the firm’s preferred methods of communication. Do they have a company chat system? Do they prefer emails? Zoom? A phone call? You must be on the same page regarding communication and it’s a great question to ask on day one of the job.

Don’t Be Afraid to Ask Questions

Speaking of communication… It’s easy to ask questions when you are sitting in an office next to your colleagues, however you might find yourself sitting at your desk in the living room, stuck on a task, and feeling as though you don’t want to bother someone with a phone call to ask them a simple question… ask away! Not only will it help you develop in the role, but it also shows you are keen to learn and develop your skills within the workplace.

Introduce Yourself

When you start a new role in the office, you typically introduce yourself to various people and then find yourself bumping into them and saying hi several times a day. When working remotely, you may need to reintroduce yourself and remind your new colleagues of your position when communicating with them virtually as they may forget when you haven’t met in person and are not constantly bumping into each other.

Tone

When you are still in the midst of settling into your new role and working out the culture of the firm, it’s important to keep your tone neutral in your communications. This means avoiding slang, emojis and abbreviations until you have built a rapport with your new colleagues and observed the tone in which they communicate.

Virtual Catch Ups

If you want to get to know your colleagues better, you or your manager can let them know you would love to get to know the staff better and are open to having a casual zoom/teams meeting to further introduce yourself! This could be in place of the traditional onboarding morning teas/lunches that some firms do for their new staff.

Best of luck in your new role .