18 Dec 09 Make The Most Of A Job You Hate
The recession is supposed to be over, but the jobs have been slow to return. This is a huge conundrum if you find yourself stuck in a job that you hate. You can’t really afford to quit and risk the gamble of finding work with few jobs available. How do you manage being stuck between the perpetual rock and a hard place? Well, here are a few tips for making that easier.
-Try thinking positively about the job you hate. Consider the positive parts, such as the fact that you are lucky enough to have a job during this turmoil. The fact that you have reliable enough work that you’ve stayed employed, and have been able to live more comfortably than many other Americans. Thinking about your good fortune is a great way to bring that smile out.
-Set time limits on your tasks, to see if you can accomplish your goals. This is almost a tactic to make a game out of the monotony you may suffer if you hate your job. Also this helps you get faster, and better at accomplishing your tasks. The appearance of becoming a better, harder worker, could help you advance into a higher position that you won’t hate.
-Take an interest in your coworkers. Make friends, and be positive and good natured with them. Creating a better work environment around you can really help how you feel at work. A great way to do that is improve your relations with those around you, creating a friendly environment that you can enjoy.
-Finally, just because you have a job, doesn’t mean you can’t look for a different one. Try looking for other opportunities that may serve you better. Something that you can really get into, and have a true passion for, unlike your current job. Just make sure to keep that knowledge silent, as some employers take personal offence when their employees look for work elsewhere. The last thing you want is to lose the job you have, because you were looking for a different one.
Tags: Appearance, Conundrum, Coworkers, Friends, Game, Good Fortune, Job, Jobs, Lucky, Monotony, Offence, recession, Risk, Rock And A Hard Place, Smile, Tactic, Time Limits, True Passion, Turmoil, Work Environment
10 Sep 09 Make The Most Of An Internship
An internship is an invaluable opportunity to learn and also network yourself, so once you get the opportunity, don’t make a mistake. The worst thing you could do is to forget just how important a chance this is to make a name for yourself. Not only are you there to volunteer your time to gain valuable career skills. But also an internship is about making friends within the industry, and if you prove to be very good at what you do, an internship could turn into a job offer. So the key is to take advantage of those chances, and here are a few tips to do just that.
First off, and I can’t stress this enough, dress the part. If you’re interning at a big time corporation, and you see the rest of the interns dressed anything but professionally, do not follow their example. Buttoned shirt and tie should be a no brainer for every day that you are there to intern. This way your appearance meets your attitude, creating a good impression that you are there to work and to learn. That’s what companies want.
Get to work before the boss. That way you can show that you are committed to the tasks at hand, as well as learning everything you can. A boss will put more into your internship if you show the initiative to take advantage of everything they have on offer.
Know the easy stuff, like making coffee, working a copier and fax, the simple office tasks in and out. There’s a certain amount of grunt work that interns are meant to do, and all of these fall into those categories. The faster you can work through them, the faster you can get down to the real aspects of your job.
Finally, do the best you can. Internships are really you volunteering your time, but don’t think that just because you aren’t being paid you shouldn’t work hard. Being a hard worker with a good attitude and willingness to get the job done will put you into the memory of your coworkers and boss. That can be invaluable when you’re looking to get a job somewhere down the line. Not to mention top performers in internship positions can even be offered full time positions from the companies they are interning with. Work hard and you just may get yourself a job.
Tags: Appearance, Attitude, Big Time, Boss, Brainer, Career Skills, Coffee, Coworkers, Creating A Good Impression, Grunt Work, Initiative, Interns, Internship, Invaluable Opportunity, Job Offer, Mistake, Office Tasks, Shirt And Tie, Time Corporation, Willingness
