When starting a new job, how can you make it a long-term success? Try using the 30/60/90 plan. What is this all about, you may ask? It’s your timeline for overcoming the emotions, worries, and obstacles that can come between you and career growth. When you plan out your new job this way, your first few months on the job will be focused on goals that will help you get there.
Realize your full potential with the smart 30-60-90 day career plan. Here’s how…
The first 30 days – Learning Your New Job
Getting accustomed to a new job takes a good month or so for most people. Use the first 30 days as your time to learn everything you can about the job and what your role helps the company to accomplish. It’s important to put the time in to learn all you can about the company, from its leadership team downward to its customers.
Find out what the mission statement says and how it ties into the vision for the company. Embrace the core values of the company. Start learning about your supervisor and what they expect from you. Get to know what the corporate culture is about and why it matters to your job.
The next 60 days – Putting Yourself in the Equation
At this point, you should be well-acquainted with the company and its goals. You should also have a pretty good idea of how you fit into things, at least on the surface. Now it’s time to go deeper. To become indispensable to the team, you need to work hard to add your strengths and talents to the mix in a visible way. This is putting yourself in the company for the long term.
Some ways to accomplish this are to brainstorm ways to add more value to your job, becoming an effective communicator, taking on new responsibilities, being flexible in accepting new tasks, listen more than talking but also contribute to the team. Stay ahead of things by exceeding your boss’s expectations of you on a continual basis.
The 90 days and onward – Building on Your Success
Once you have passed the 90-day mark, the chances of losing your job get much slimmer. This is because you have invested a lot of time and effort into becoming a valuable team player. By now, you should have a good idea of what your job entails and how you can perform well. Your confidence will begin to soar and you have already grown as a person.
Now is the time to build on your success by thinking bigger. Start exploring future leadership opportunities. You have what it takes because you are able to see your growth over the last few months, and you know where you are headed. Your boss has a good idea of what kind of person you are because you’ve had time to demonstrate this. You are taking on new things and accomplishing your goals. Continue to learn as much as you can about your company and the industry, Take on new learning opportunities by joining industry groups and networking more.
Remember, the sky is the limit where it comes to your career. Be sure to start out strong with the 30-60-90 career plan.