UX and UI Design A Beginner First Month At Work

welcome to your first day of work you've accepted a job offer at Hogwarts i mean your new company and you're wondering how do you prepare yourself for your new job now sit back and watch this five-minute survival guide that magically

 turns you from newbie to crow within your first month at work no seriously rule number one be proactive if your next company has already prepared an on-boarding plan for you that's great although it doesn't harm to be proactive

 and get yourself up to speed as soon as possible you know how talking to your colleagues for the first time can be a little awkward well now this could be an ice breaker the sooner you do this the sooner you could create impact before

 you join prepare a list of questions on questions for hr you could ask questions related to your employment information or your employee benefits ask for questions related to your company ask questions like what are your company

 culture and values what are the company policies and processes that you should know about how is the organizational structure like and for team related questions ask how is the team culture like find out if there are any team rituals what tool

does the team use to communicate especially if you are a remote team how often are meetings held are a sync communications preferred what tools does your team use how is the typical workflow like and if you're going as a product designer

how is the workflow in terms of design is there a dedicated user research team is there a dedicated ux writer ask questions related to the product that you will be working on for example what products would i be involved

 in are all the information’s related to the product documented somewhere how do i access it who are our users what is the percentage of users on mobile versus desktop are there any product features that are currently being worked on by other teams and was there any prior research done for this product if yes is it documented

 somewhere where can you access it how does this product contribute to the overall business impact as you go along and craft out your own set of questions you will likely have more questions to add onto this list and that's a good thing rule number two do your research observe real user feedback if your company has a public

 forum or discord server join in read what users are saying about their product if the product is a live app read about their reviews check out on your company's social media to see what other people are saying about your company

 you will need to know where a company stands in a crowded space and what are people talking about product what do users say about your product are they enjoying your product at all look out for areas of improvement that people talk about your product and who knows you might identify some opportunities that you could immediately

 propose to your manager or your team once you start work now another way of doing your research is to stay updated with company news the last thing you want is to be clueless at your first week maybe a new company secured another round of funding or maybe they launched a new feature or had any major changes

 to the company check your company's blog LinkedIn updates or any other social media platforms to be in a note now let's get to work once you start meet with the manager first introduce yourself to a manager ask the questions

 that you have prepared find out if there will be any mentor or work buddies that will be assigned to you until you get on track find out what is your priority for the next three months find out what are your goals for our next three months which is also known as okr or kpi depending on which one your company practices you need

 to set clear realistic goals in order to track the performance over the next few months before you leave the conversation schedule a regular check-in with your manager a very important thing to do when you join a new company

 is also to schedule one-on-ones with your teammates just to break the ice and introduce yourself to the team find out what their personal interests are outside of work find out what are they working on on a high level you don't need to snoop around their entire job scope get to know their personalities and working style

 and if there are any awkward silences this is the best time to ask all the questions that you've prepared most importantly find out what is his or her preferred mode of communication because some people prefers one-on-one meetings some people prefer the text be sure to time check and make sure to end the meeting

 on time if not earlier you want to respect your teammates time if there is a need for a regular one-on-one check-in every single month schedule a recurring invite in advance you have met your manager you have met your teammate

 you will also need to set up yourself to be ready for work if there is an employee handbook read it set up your tag new company equipment email design tools software the fastest way to get yourself up to speed is also

 to get access to files and documentations that are relevant to your role so that you could read them on your own time without annoying every single teammate you'll also need to understand the product roadmap familiarize yourself with the tools that your team uses familiarize yourself with how files are organized how design

 components are named the next step is to share your plan with the manager what your plan consists of is actually all your priorities your goals your progress all the next steps all in a document update your progress as you work through them so that you both are on the same page and your manager is aware of your progress if he sees that you need any help he could provide guidance