Steveer Robbins here.

Welcome to the Get It Done Guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

Today, we'll get on top of the things you need to master when starting a job so you can kick your career off to a good start.

Listeners have written in,

Feclempt, that their job isn't going well.

Sometimes it's too late,

but sometimes the right moves at the start of a job lays the foundation for everything that comes

next. First impressions are important. That's why I wear jeans in a t-shirt. It's my deeply rooted

fear of success. My therapist and I are working on it. In order to be successful at any new job,

there are a few things you must do before accepting the offer. Make sure you have the right job

title. Your starting job title matters. If you change titles, it's never just a change.

People consider it a promotion, demotion, or lateral move. If they think you're being promoted

or demoted, the politics start.

Due to a terrible mix-up, a new manager was given an individual contributor job by mistake.

In the month it took to sort out the problem, people's impressions were shaped by her initial

introduction and title. When moved to the job she was hired for, the gossip mill was already

asking, why should she be promoted to manager after just six weeks? Other people have been here longer.

If she had started as a manager, no one would have batted an eyelash, but once they thought individual contributor, management meant promotion.

People also remember your first role. If they know you as a people person, they might never trust your math skills.

If they know you as a numbers geek, they may not let you work with people or make strategy.

Make sure you have the right starting salary.

Your starting salary determines your salary going forward, and that isn't psychological.

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