First 90 Days on the Job

💼 First 90 Days on the Job — week-by-week checklist

🗓️ Days 1–14 — Learn the map

• Write down names + roles of your team and the 5 people you'll interact with most
• Understand your KPIs — ask your manager: "What does great look like at day 90?"
• Learn the tools, systems and approval chains (who signs what)
• Note office norms: timings, dress, meeting culture, lunch, communication channel (email vs WhatsApp)
• Set up a personal work-notes file: log every task, who assigned it, deadline, status

🗓️ Days 15–45 — First wins

• Deliver 2–3 small tasks early and completely — reliability beats brilliance at this stage
• Ask questions in batches, not one-by-one; write answers down (never ask the same thing twice)
• Find the "go-to" senior and build one honest relationship
• Understand your payslip: gross vs net, deductions, EOBI (you are entitled to EOBI registration after probation — check with HR)
• Agree workload priorities with your manager weekly — in writing (email/WhatsApp works)

🗓️ Days 46–75 — Own something

• Take end-to-end ownership of one task/process
• Suggest one small improvement — bring a solution, not just a complaint
• Start documenting your work so leave/handover is possible
• Learn one skill your role needs that colleagues around you lack

🗓️ Days 76–90 — Prove the trend

• Prepare a 1-page summary: what you delivered, what you learned, what you'll own next
• Ask for feedback formally — and thank people who gave you corrections early
• Probation review: agree next 90-day goals in writing
• Update your CV with real, numbered achievements from this quarter