Welcome aboard, sort of: How to start a new job in 2020
13:30, 19/10/2020, MondayU: Update: 13:33, 19/10/2020, Monday
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In normal times, companies often have strict formulas about how onboarding is supposed to go: Your interactions might be limited to your immediate team, for instance.
In 2020, old protocols might have gone right out the window – and that can open up some interesting opportunities, across different silos of the firm. “New employees aren’t yet established, and your personal brand isn’t known within the company,” says Schad.
Since you are unformed in the eye of your employer, you are "somewhat amoeba-like, and can be whatever the company needs you to be," Schad adds. "That can absolutely work to your advantage, compared to an employee who has been there a long time and feels stuck in a job description.”
