Check out the checklist Vanguard offers in their careers blog, "Starting your new job on the right foot", where they cover what to expect from day one, and continue beyond six months. Here are some excerpts from that article: "Get the lay of the land. Introduce yourself to your team. Get to know them and their working styles. Ask questions. Document. Do some light reading about the industry, the company, or your role. Set goals for yourself and list all the things you want to know more about. Organize your work and structure your day. Have a strong sense of your leader's expectations. Reflect and address your opportunity areas. Create a plan to address any challenges you're experiencing in the role. Discuss your performance. Identify your ongoing development plan. Don't put too much pressure on yourself to blow it out of the water right away. Observe and ask questions before offering suggestions or taking charge."

"Well, I would try to absorb as much information as quickly as I can while getting to know and building relationships with my new teams. I would learn everything I could from everyone I could, taking notes, getting organized, and getting up to speed. I would actively listen and find ways of anticipating needs. I would proactively ask for feedback and make adjustments where necessary. I would continue to adjust my career plans until my timeframes were more realistic. Then, when I felt I had a strong lay of the land and identified kaizen opportunities, I would ask questions to determine if my ideas had been tried before volunteering suggestions."