Starting your Job
- Job Offers - it's great to get a job offer but make sure it's the right one for you!
Employers may offer you the job informally over the phone or with a formal letter. There is no requirement for a written contract at job offer stage. Either way the most important thing is to make sure you have a clear understanding that the job is right for you?
- Key points - make sure you are clear on hours of work, days of work, rates of pay and place of work. If you do not get a straight answer on these points ask the employer to put them in writing.
- Your first day - make sure you know where and when to report and who to ask for. A good employer will introduce you to somebody who will show you around and complete an "induction" process before you start work.
- Ask questions if the induction does not cover any of these points: lunch breaks, fire procedures, toilets, first aid, sickness reporting procedure and line management structures (i.e. who do you report to?)
- Ask for feedback. The only way that you will get confidence in your job is to get positive feedback from the team that you work with. Your line manager should let you know if they are happy with your performance - but if they don't you must ask them for feedback yourself!
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