Ready-to-use wishes for success for a new job: 60 phrases in 6 styles

Looking for a short text to wish someone good luck with a new job?

Below are ten direct-to-copy phrases per style for a friend who is starting soon.

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💼 Formal good luck wishes for a new job for a friend

Use these wishes in a business app, card, or email to someone starting a new role.

  • Congratulations on your new job and good luck in your new role.
  • I wish you a flying start and great results in your new position.
  • Good luck with this next step in your career.
  • That you quickly find your way and start your new challenge with confidence.
  • Good luck with your first day of work, I am confident that you will do a great job.
  • I wish you great colleagues, clear goals and lots of job satisfaction.
  • Good luck with the induction period and everything that comes after that.
  • Congratulations on this beautiful step, you've earned it.
  • I wish you a strong start and a lot of satisfaction in your new job.
  • Good luck with your new position, I hope it brings you exactly what you're looking for.
  • ❤️ Warm wishes for a new job for a friend

    Send these phrases if you want to encourage someone personally and sincerely for the first day of work.

  • I'm so proud of you, enjoying your new job and going for it.
  • You're going to do a fantastic job, good luck and, above all, have fun.
  • What a lovely step, I wish you days full of energy and confidence.
  • I hope you immediately feel welcome and go home feeling good every day.
  • Good luck sweetheart, remember that you have already achieved so much.
  • New job, new start, I wish you every happiness and opportunity.
  • You deserve a place where you can grow, good luck with the start.
  • I believe in you, even if it's just as exciting at first.
  • Good luck tomorrow, I'm thinking of you and thumbs up for you.
  • Make something beautiful out of it, and celebrate the small victories too.
  • 😂 Funny good luck wishes for a new job for a friend

    Use these wishes if you want to keep things light and still wish you good luck.

  • Good luck with your new job, act like you've been doing everything for years.
  • Congratulations, and remember: smiling works even if you don't understand the printer.
  • Good luck with the new colleagues, and pretend you love meetings.
  • New job, new coffee, new chance to accidentally email everyone.
  • Good luck, and put on your best I can do this face.
  • I wish you a smooth start and a password you can remember.
  • Good luck, and let them think you're always so organized.
  • Congratulations on your new job, you'll be fine.
  • Good luck, and don't forget to pretend to be busy from time to time.
  • New job, new opportunities, and hopefully a chair that doesn't crack.
  • ✨ Inspiring good luck wishes for a new job for a friend

    Choose these phrases if you want to motivate someone to start confidently.

  • Good luck with your new job, this is your time to grow.
  • Go with confidence, your skills will take you further than you think.
  • New job, new opportunities, dare to think big and start small.
  • Good luck, and stay true to what matters to you in your work.
  • I wish you courage to learn and rest to adjust.
  • Don't get rushed, consistent steps make the difference.
  • Good luck with this new start, you make an impact because of who you are.
  • Every first day is exciting, but you have everything you need.
  • I wish you a job where your talent is seen and appreciated.
  • Good luck, and don't forget: you don't have to be perfect to shine.
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    📱 Short wishes for good luck with a new job for a friend

    Use these short phrases for WhatsApp, SMS, or a quick DM.

  • Good luck with your new job.
  • You're going to do a great job, good luck.
  • Congratulations and have a great first day.
  • Good luck tomorrow, I'm rooting for you.
  • Enjoy your new start.
  • I wish you lots of job satisfaction.
  • Good luck with your first week.
  • Proud of you, put it on.
  • On to something beautiful, good luck.
  • Get it off to a strong start.
  • 😏 Playful sarcastic new job wishes for a friend

    Only send these wishes if your humor is affordable and it remains friendly.

  • Good luck with your new job, don't try to be the boss right away on the first day.
  • Congratulations, now you can officially pretend to love Monday mornings.
  • Good luck, and remember: nodding quietly works great if you don't understand something.
  • New job, have fun with the words synergy and stakeholders.
  • Good luck, and try to dose your enthusiasm so that it remains believable.
  • I wish you a strong start and an inbox that you won't demolish right away.
  • Congratulations, finally a new place to say you're busy.
  • Good luck with the first week, and let the coffee do the rest.
  • I'm rooting for you, especially during your first awkward round of proposals.
  • Good luck, and don't forget to pretend to enjoy once in a while.
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