First day question!?
What do you guys recommend to bring on the first day of a full time job? I will be working with Citi as an analyst!
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Bring one of those pens that has a hidden microphone and camera. You'll meet alot of people and forget their names, and this should be helpful. At the end of the day, print out headshots of everyone you met and hang them on the wall with name tags beneath them and memorize it (or you could make a book).
I'm just kidding (creepy huh), but try to remember everyone's name that you meet -- it is difficult, but the quicker you can say "hey Joe" instead of "sup man" it brings a little more camaraderie.
On another note, I'd probably bring a couple pens, a pocket sized notepad, and also a USB port that had useful materials you have ammassed (e.g. old models, pitch books, excel keyboard shortcut lists, etc.)
What to bring for the first day on the job? (Originally Posted: 03/06/2013)
Besides yourself, your clothes/shoes/etc., phone, wallet,
anything else?
They have supply closets and load your desk with shit before you arrive so there is no need for pens and a notepad... A USB drive makes no sense, please tell me what bank allows you to take stuff off your own usb drive onto their company computer.
You don't need anything, just arrive on time, look cleaned up and be ready for a boring ass day.
I should have been more clear -- in regards to the USB, I mean study things you have ammassed in school. For instance, I have an excel file that lays out keyboard shortcuts (just like the ones you get during training), and I use it to this day and constantly add to it. No one has been bothered by it, but then again I guess I didn't ask permission. As long as I put the PW on the port I didn't think it was a problem, and to be clear I'm not stealing anyone's models or books.
Edit: in regards to supplies, yes that is true, but you don't always go to your desk first thing. But overall he is right, OP is obsessing -- just show up.
They will give you just about everything you'll need. I'd bring any documentation they asked you to bring for I-9 purposes and a bag of some sort. Not sure if they are still handing out computer bags, but I'll assume you aren't going to walk into work without some paper, writing utensils, and some personal items like a toothbrush/paste, OTC meds, phone charger, etc.
Bring your balls*, have your shoes polished, make sure your shirt/suit is crisp, your tie is tied right, have curiosity, and make sure after you meet someone to right down their name and something to remember them by. Makes it a lot easier when your meet them the second time to remember their name (well, if you are absolutely horrible with names like I am). And carry a small notepad around. I got so many things thrown at me my first day, I couldn't have remembered half of it without writing it down.
*This first step should be skipped if you are a girl.
a copy of this: http://www.amazon.com/Tearing-Down-Walls-Financial-Journal/dp/B0008EH6KK
ask for it to get autographed when you're there (@DickFuld you might appreciate this)
in all seriousness, @AcctNerd is right, just bring the basics. If it were me, I'd skip everything but writing utensils, paper, calculator, and water bottle for the first day. bring the meds, phone charger, extra tie, tide pen, etc throughout the week.
I feel silly asking this but backpack, laptop bag, or briefcase. I know it probably doesn't matter.
not in NYC, so no clue. have a friend who's been up there at a BB, he loves his Bonobo messenger bag. carries laptops, papers, writing stuff, etc. very compact, looks good, but doesn't look like a murse.
I tend to be over prepared, but definitely bring the basics.
In my experience, every time any 2 or more Citi people get together in a social setting, they start talking about Citi and grumbling about certain elements of the bureaucracy and politics that Citi, as a large organisation, inevitably has.
I've seen this more from Citi people than from people from any other bank.
Key tip for you as a newcomer - AVOID THESE CONVERSATIONS. You may be tempted to hear the "inside story", but these sort of conversations will likely make you jaded long before your time.
Common indicator one of these conversations is coming - any time a Citi person refers to Citi as "Shitty Bank".
Your key skill at this stage in your career is your enthusiasm. To harness that properly, you need to avoid becoming jaded, lest you become an unenthusiastic banker whose only "skill" is cynicism.
Or joining in can make him realistic and lower his expectations that he'll have any type of social life outside the office his first year. :)
from day one you need to set the tone that you're the alpha of the new group
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peanut butter and jelly sandwich in a brown paper bag
a positive attitude
Literally nothing except passport.... way overthinking it.
Assuming that you're a new analyst and not a lateral, your first day will be at training.
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is it normal for interns to bring bags after the first week of training?
Get a medium sized black moleskine. When someone teaches you something, write it down. If its embarassingly simple....write it down later. This is your bible, you should never ask the same question twice. Other than that everyone has spoken to basics.
Good luck!
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Yeah, okay, bring a pen and whatever the hell else you need. Lunch? Snack? An apple? Whatever.
The most important thing you need to bring on your first day is a good night's rest. Because you will never ever ever have that again. Make sure you're getting 6 hours a night through training; you want to hit the ground running when you're through it and no better way than making sure you absorb all of the info, names, and faces that you can.
Plus, it helps you not look like shit. You really don't want to look like shit on your first day.
What should we wear? Suit with or without the tie? Or just wear a dress shirt and pants?
If you're in finance, you wear a suit and tie. Hell, keep an extra tie in your desk just in case.
Take your I-9 docs and your checkbook so that you have your routing/acct# on hand for the direct deposit set up (plus most employers need a voided check as well for DD verification). Otherwise, just a good attitude.
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