There are a few steps that workers can do to make themselves known to employers to with any luck be promoted in the future. Those same tactics are now being implemented by the workforce to not be laid off when the next line of lay offs happens their way.
So what’s the secret?
According to BusinessWeek here are a few of the ideas from the publication:
1) Focus on the company’s achievement rather than your own. Most employers don’t have the time (or money) to deal with any probable challenges you may have. When you’re at work, you are there to labor and not make drag for you or your team.
2) You have to be more than willing to adjust. I don’t just mean use blue pens as opposed to black pens, you have to be ready and willing to change direction at the drop of a dime and be ready for it. If the company is trying to mix up the product lines or create a new mission statement for the company, its time to be the “yes man” and learn how to help with the change.
3) Be fantastic at your job and be useful in every facet of the company. At the same time as this is a lot of work, it shows your employer that you have a obligation to the company by going above and beyond your own everyday jobs.
4) Party hour should be after work, not throughout. The last thing a business needs is for its employees to be negative and do a lot of gossiping while on the clock. “No complaining, no blaming!”
5) You have to pursue the rules, even the ones that may not have been printed down. An example is to be at work early and be at least prepared to stay late. When looking at this pointer, now would be a good time to quit smoking and start bringing your lunch to work with you to shun smoke breaks and long lunches.
6) You require to resolve problems before they occur. If there’s a way to make the corporation more efficient (or make it more money), tell your boss. Of course, this means there will be some time away from the office and in your home where you may have to do some investigation about rivals and what they’re doing. Doing this ensures that you are seen as an asset to the company
7) Get to know people outside your section, specially those in human resources.
8 ) Social networking is important, if not crucial in today’s office. On the BusinessWeek article this tip is titled “Start Tweeting or Start Packing.” I think that this tip is more significant to those in the marketing field than those in, say, the accounting department. Social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook are easy to set up and use. Here’s a warning: Don’t “Facebook” too much at work.
