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Hi MrCo,

Congratulations on your new role!

Sounds like you're blessed to continue to have a job in this crazy market.  This is probably a testament to your performance and value in your current job.  So try to not sell yourself short!

Being nervous is not a bad thing - use your nervousness as a motivator to succeed.  Also - look at it as a great opportunity to learn new things and make new friends.  Have fun!

Enough pep-talk, here are some other thoughts for day one:

• Smile and introduce yourself to other folks.
• Let other do the talking: day one is not the time to prove yourself - let your work product do that for you.  Instead, allow others to brag, let other talk and tell you all about their value and role for the organization.  You'll learn tons of things about the organization, structure, key players, etc.
• Ask insightful questions and begin to build a high-level mental model of the organization: what are they key systems, who owns what processes, who are the big players.
• Identify sources of information: people who like to talk and tell you everything about everything, document repositories, product guides, training courses, etc.

Let us know how things work out for you!

- Adrian