Things to do immediately after starting a new job

Things to do immediately after starting a new job *not financial advice, capital at risk! 1. Opt into your pension and MAX it out! This is a no brainer and must! Doesn't matter if it's your first corporate job. It's essentially free money so do your future self a favour and contribute to your pension 2. Set up 1 to 1 meetings with every single person on your team This doesn't have to be long, 15 minutes each is fine. 3. Familiarise yourself with internal documentation Ask your team for links to all of this and save it. You should also spend some time in between your training to read of much of it as you can 4. Join your team for lunch Do this at least for the first few weeks to get to know people and get more comfortable with them. 5. Check your payslip Keep an eye out for any inconsistencies and make sure the following is correct: tax code, pension & student finance deductions, personal details and any benefit packages (dental, healthcare etc.) 6. Ask lots of questions You're expected to not know anything so take advantage of that and ask as many questions as you can 7. Make a plan for when you'll leave As exciting as it is that you have a new job, you need to have a plan for when it'll be time to move on. Have a think about what you want out of this job, e.g. technical skills, money, promotion and attach a timeline to that 8. Don't spend all of your pay check at once You may have gotten over taxed so just prepare for that 9. Update HMRC with any changes to your benefits package If you've previously gotten some benefits such as private healthcare or dental care but no longer receive that, let HMRC know to avoid bring over or under taxed 10. Update your LinkedIn I usually like to do this after the first few weeks! Cheeky tip: never take off your PRIVATE open to work. That way recruiters still come to you with any opportunities they might have