First+day+on+the+job.

After dazzling your employer with your cover letter, resume, and interview, what do you have to do and what should you know? A few things you might be able to expect:
 * //**Who's the boss?**//- If you haven't already met your supervisor already this will play a big role in your workplace based on this first impression. Like trying to clarify their expectations of you, and then you can voice your objectives, goals, or even ask any unaswered questions.
 * **//Directions, checking out the work place!//**- Your office, building, and local restraunts (incase of hunger). Locating where bathrooms, elevators, stairs, even a place to relax or even take a nice lunch break. P.S. Make sure if your in a bigger building or place with access codes that you know which doors they are.
 * **//Smile!//**- On your first big day make sure that you stay otimicstic and have those pearly whites showing! You don't want your co-workers or possible customers thinking your a debby downer. Plus you may need to have an I.D. photo shoot and be behind the camera.
 * **//Dress to impress.//**- Go in there looking gooood! You don't want to be stuck feeling self-consious of what you look like. You want to make sure your dressing appropraite to the enviorment you'll be working in. This can range from a from office building, to retail, to being a bar tender at the beach! As long as you would fit the describition and the look you'll do great. And look it too ;-D
 * **//Learn your Company.//**- Read up onyour comapny. Leatn what they are all about, how they work. See if they are customer driven or the "Cause" they are trying to go for. What are they trying to accomplish as a company? Who runs it? Who was the founder? What was his dream for this company? Knowing your company just like knowing your products is key in keeping people interested and impressed.
 * **//Product Knowledge.//**- Knowing your product is what will sell or presude people to be interested. Knowing your product more well leave less room for questioning. Allowing the consumer to feel more confident in the product. If the consumer feels confident in the product and is in want or need of it, they will buy it with ease and pleasure.
 * **//Extras!//** - Taking initiaive to learn will give your boss a confident feeling that your there to perform some good wholesome hard work
 * **//Story time!//** - So when I first started at Guess Jeans, I was new and it had only been my second job. So I told myself learn everything about the store, become useful by knowing everything about your store. So I took my time out and had the assitant managers teach me all they could. Like how the folding should go, all the stats, how to check the stats, useful words/ways on how to sell better to customers, why some jeans are made better than others, etc. After about one week of doing this there was an annual store meeting. We did role playing, try on, and a sort of Jepordy. After the meeting was over the head manager of my store came up to me and said to me, "You know your stuff, I knew it was the right choice to hire you. Thanks for the hard work and keep it up you might move up quick around here if you keep that same attitude going." Then she winked at me and said, "Talk to ya later!" I gotta say that knowing my head manager is on my sid is great, because then I don't have to worry that I'm not doing my job effeciently enough. Now my manager comes to me asking if I need anything, or she needs anything done I'm usually the first person she'll ask because she knows that if I'm the one doing the tsk that'll it get done effectively. [[image:http://myhome.iolfree.ie/~lightbulb/Images/WorkplaceKnowledge.gif]]