<aside> 🙌 Here's what to expect in your first month, please note this is a guide and is purely here to help give you a bit of an idea as to what to expect
</aside>
Your first month is officially within your trial period, which means both parties can terminate the contract if we figure out it is a total mismatch. In Human history, this happened once.
Your first month is not an extended hiring process. As you might have noticed, the hiring process was pretty thorough and you made it through. This means we are pretty sure this is a good match.
Before day 1: your contract is signed and all the administrative stuff is taken care of. After that you got your on-boarding e-mail which probably led you here. This e-mail contains all the basic knowledge and acces codes to get you going.
Day 1: Start around 10:00 (depending on your team, check with them), receive your laptop and Human stuff, get settled in (where is the toilet, how does the coffee machine work). Your buddy will get you started in terms of work.
Check this page to get up to speed on the basics:
Week 1: Make sure to sit down with your lead in the first few days to get to know each other and talk about expectations and goals for the 1st month and the 1st quarter (see below for a structure). Make sure to schedule your week 2 and week 4 check-ins.
Week 2: Have a check-in regarding expectations and goals. If there are doubts (from both sides): this is the time to say it. If there are severe doubts, think about scheduling another check-in next week (week 3).
Week 4: Have a check-in regarding expectations and goals. It's important to come up with a few personal goals in this talk. Think about feedback you got and things you would like to achieve, learn or do at Human. After this, you will receive continuous feedback and will be involved in the feedback cycle like everyone. This is also a good moment to schedule your weekly or bi-weekly 1-on-1's with your lead.
Check this page for more info on the cycle:
Your lead will come up with some goals and expectations, but feel free to add stuff you feel is important. These are your goals right :)? So go nuts and alter it if you want.
This is the mentality we expect from you:
Be entrepreneurial- don't wait, get going and get in execution mode- failing is not a problem, it's only a problem if you don't learn from it.- never failing is a problem though- again: execute, execute, execute. And don't give up after multiple setbacks :)
Take ownership - you are responsible for the end result and targets. As they say within Facebook: "a problem is never someone else's problem"
Focus on impact - your work should contribute to your clear deliverables. With everything you do, think about: does this contribute to my main targets?
Be ambitious - aim for the highest- we don't ask you to work 80 hours a week, we do ask you to always strive for the best when you are working. A "7" is not good enough. - be ambitious