Familiarize yourself with the 30/60/90 rule: The first month of a new hire's 90-day probation period should focus on familiarizing themselves with the team, company, products/services, clients, etc. Month two should be spent studying current processes and procedures, and identifying strengths and weaknesses. In the last month, that hire should be well-grounded in the role and capable of identifying growth opportunities. Past the 90-day mark is considered an acceptable time to implement innovation.

"When joining a new team, whether it's a project in class or when I volunteer in the community, I always introduce myself with a smile and positive attitude. I take time to get to know everyone and understand the culture of the group. I also focus on understanding my role and responsibilities among the team."

"It would take as long as it would take me to build working relationships and build trust with the other members of the team. I'd learn how everything works, learn all the systems and processes, and learn all the rules before innovating. That takes working hard, side by side with the rest of the team, tapping into every resource, and building from there. So that would fall somewhere in the first 90 days."

"I hope to make a difference in any way I can. Whether the positive impact I make is incremental or grand in scale depends on the opportunities that are presented to me. But all in all, with gratitude for the opportunity, the first thing I'd do is build relationships and trust with my coworkers and those I'd be working with. I'd learn the ropes from as many perspectives as possible because everyone has a unique perspective and tricks of the trade to share. Once I'd get past that point, I'd develop systems to deliver both quality and quantity, and then evaluate if those could be of use to others in the department. Primarily, it is my aim to continue to do the good work, and make myself, and my superiors, proud."