The following is an excerpt from an article at HUFFPOST. You can read the full article here: 7 Things You Should Never, Ever Do In Your First Week At A New Job
Patricia Schwartz, an executive coach who works with new hires, said playing the new card is a strategic advantage new hires should leverage.
“You can interact with people that you might feel more intimidated to interact with later,” she said.
But you need to be thoughtful about your first impression. Don’t just send every colleague the same generic message, because that “risks coming across as spammy,” Ng said.
When in doubt, Ng said you should focus on “building relationships with the people that you are already meeting and then introduce yourself to the people that you will soon work with, with a message like, ‘Hi! I’m _____ and I’m the new _____. Just thought I’d introduce myself!’”