{"id":11244,"date":"2020-08-20T10:15:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T09:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/?p=11244"},"modified":"2023-01-17T10:49:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T10:49:34","slug":"start-new-job-from-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/gb\/en\/blog\/start-new-job-from-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting a New Job from Your Kitchen Table"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Here&#8217;s a quick preview video about what to expect in this blog:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"rc-responsive-embed\"><iframe title=\"Starting a New Job from Your Kitchen Table\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ncM9MO_hWXA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the prolonged social distancing in the UK, the chances are more of us will have to take the leap and change <a href=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/work-from-home-jobs\/\">jobs<\/a> while working remotely. Imagine your first day, already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/video.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on a video call<\/a> from the kitchen table in your flat. You feel overwhelmed, with one question spinning in your head: \u201cHow do I do this right?\u2019\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a learning process for us all, and we need to look beyond training. Remote onboarding is new territory for most; employees and organisations alike.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After going through your new employer&#8217;s travel policy and compliance training, you might still feel more present at your kitchen table than in your virtual office. Below are some key pointers to help employees and employers alike create a virtual collaboration space and a sense of community.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video calls, video meetings, video games<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your first few weeks at a new job are usually spent absorbing information, and that will not change. You\u2019ll need to sit through hours and hours of people explaining their roles, and attending all-hands calls where dozens of acronyms thrown around make you feel more confused than ever. Still, none of that will make you feel part of the team \u2013 but virtual team building activities just might do the trick. Whether that\u2019s a cooking class, dance session or a pop quiz, there are hundreds of ways to help you feel like your new colleagues are more than a bunch of talking heads on a screen. Read <\/span><a href=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/bring-remote-teams-together-virtual-team-building-activities\/#ring-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our article on virtual teambuilding<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make it about more than work<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Schedule a happy hour with your team. You\u2019ll steal an hour of their week, but you\u2019ll get to know them personally. It might be months before you\u2019ll sit down together at a local pub. Once deadlines come creeping in, your team members need to feel they can rely on each other. Good managers are also those who support you when personal life gets bumpy, so help them help you by letting them learn a bit about who you are outside of work.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t@media (min-width: 768px) {\r\n\t\t\t\t.bottom-cta .bottom-cta-img {\r\n\t\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\r\n\t\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\r\n\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t.bottom-cta .bottom-cta-img img {\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t.bottom-cta {\r\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #001138;\r\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 30px;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t.bottom-cta .bottom-cta-copy {\r\n\t\t\t\tpadding: 0 30px;\r\n\t\t\t\toverflow: hidden;\r\n\t\t\t\tcolor: #fff;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t.bottom-cta .bottom-cta-copy .btn-primary {\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"bottom-cta  CID-cta-2FdM5dTp IID-cta-69d080595c63b\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-dl-custom-type=\"cta\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom-cta-img\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/message_desktop_video_two_person_call_mobile_simplifyed-UI.png\" alt=\"Call to action banner\">\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom-cta-copy\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-size: 24px; line-height: 30px;\"><a href=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/video-conferencing-software\/\">Video conferencing<\/a> keeps teams connected and productive from anywhere<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"text-center\" style=\"display: block;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rc-cta-shortcode btn btn-primary btn-lg\" data-dl-element=\"button\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" style=\"margin-top: 16px; font-weight: bold;\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Go to video LP\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/video.html\" target=\"_blank\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-dl-additional-info=\"Video conferencing keeps teams connected and productive from anywhere\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-name=\"Video conferencing keeps teams connected and productive from anywhere | Find out how\">Find out how<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contrived spontaneity<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Replicate those casual chats you would have when meeting at the coffee machine in the office. During your first two weeks, try messaging five people in the organisation that are not in your team and have a casual video chat. Maybe don\u2019t talk about holiday plans, but anything from favourite food to checking if they have any unusual hobbies is not off limits. The internet\u2019s a great resource for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.execu-search.com\/10-conversation-starters-to-get-you-talking-at-work\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">non-work-related smalltalk topics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Organisations can make this kind of \u2018contrived spontaneity\u2019 part of their onboarding and could provide a checklist of questions that a new joiner should tick off.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduce your skill-set\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a few weeks you will have introduced yourself and built relationships with your colleagues. Still, you need to make sure that you continuously build a brand for your expertise and skill set. Yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/goldiechan\/2018\/11\/08\/10-golden-rules-personal-branding\/#748cd9a958a7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">personal branding is a thing<\/a>. Offer to help; as a new joiner you\u2019re in a unique position to see things with fresh eyes, so don\u2019t hesitate to make use of that. Get your fingers on as many projects as possible, join meetings and give your opinion on video huddles. Worst case scenario, you will learn by receiving constructive feedback on your suggestions.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seamless communication<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you went through this checklist and thought for a second that all these video calls might be difficult to orchestrate, it could be time to rethink your communication tools. Calling all managers: it\u2019s time to take one for the team and check out how RingCentral can help with keeping up team morale and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/teams\/overview.html#ring-uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">keep teams connected<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a disconnected working world.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"bottom-cta style-3 mid  CID-cta-2FdM5dTp\"\r\n\t\t\tdata-dl-custom-type=\"ctaButton\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bottom-cta-copy text-center\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"h2\">Get reliable video conferencing for your remote teams<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"rc-cta-shortcode btn btn-primary btn-lg\" data-dl-element=\"button\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\" style=\"margin-top: 16px; font-weight: bold;\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Go to video LP\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ringcentral.com\/gb\/en\/video.html\" target=\"_blank\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\trel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-dl-additional-info=\"Get reliable video conferencing for your remote teams\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-dl-name=\"Get reliable video conferencing for your remote teams | Find out more\">Find out more<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a quick preview video about what to expect in this blog: With the prolonged social distancing in the UK, the chances are more of us will have to take &hellip; <a href=\"\/gb\/en\/blog\/start-new-job-from-kitchen\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Starting a New Job from Your Kitchen Table&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":244,"featured_media":11246,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[178,39,58,126],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Starting a New Job from Your Kitchen Table | RingCentral UK Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"More of us will have to change jobs while working remotely. 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