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Valuable Employee Information      Have you ever started a new job and were unsure when a pay day was or unsure what type of benefits a company had to offer? Have you ever worked for a company and not known what type of information you should keep confidential? Have you ever been written up for a mistake that someone had trained you as the right way to do? There are a number of important documents that an employee should make sure he or she obtains and maintains. Unfortunately, as companies grow and the number of employees increase and the complication of a process increases, there are times valuable information does not get to the employee in the fashion that it should. However, by searching for and maintaining important documents, you can be proactive and ensure that you get all the information you need.   Documents that set out your company’s goals and policies should be first on the list of documents you should obtain. If the company you work for ha...

                                                         Make Yourself Seen  When it comes to the degree of visibility in an organization, most people would agree that keeping a high profile is better than going unnoticed. If you’re not convinced of that yet, read the rest of this article. Keep A High Profile There is an old Chinese story about a man who had a cat. The cat was very good at hunting mice, and the man was glad that he didn’t have to worry about too many rodents in his home. One day, however, while he was visiting his neighbor, he heard a lot of noise coming from the attic. The explanation he got was that the neighbor’s cat was busy chasing mice. The man started suspect...

                                              Being Punctual Shows Respect                                                                                      Punctuality is a quality that is very much appreciated. Being punctual gives the impression that you are professional. Punctuality is also a sign that you respect other people's time. Being punctual for a job interview gives a prospective employer the impression that you are professional and are serious about getting the job. Obviously, being late at such an event will not be a good starting point for ...

                                                How To Avoid Getting Fired From Your Job  Do Not Pad Your Resume Every day, we hear about someone "padding" a resume in order to get a better job. ELIZABETH STANTON, in her article in the New York Times, entitled "If a Résumé Lies, Truth Can Loom Large" writes "Padding can take many creative forms: extending the length of employment so it doesn't look as though you've been out of work too long; changing a former job title, say, to account executive from executive assistant; or claiming to hold a degree when you're a few credits shy. Some people have made up eye-catching stints at defunct, and untraceable, dot-com companies, experts say". In the most extrem...

                                   Choose A Good Mentor In our careers , we get ahead through many different forms. Having connections in your field of interest is important, but what you know is just as crucial. Having a mentor gives you the best of both worlds, combining your association with your mentor with the knowledge you gain from him or her. Who You Know And What You Know A mentor can be anyone. A mentor could be a fellow co-worker at your job , who has perhaps been there longer and knows all the detailed inner workings of your career. Your mentor could even be your employer. Choose Someone Who You Can Learn From Regardless of your mentor's identity, the person who is to become your mentor should be someone who has a detailed knowledge of your chosen field of interest.  Your mentor should be someone you...

                                               Don’t Turn Away Help    Most of us are proud people. We usually have an attitude within ourselves that we have made it to this point of life on our own and will continue to pull our weight to make it. However, we can be assured that at some point in our life, we will hit the bottom. It is not a matter of if but it is a matter of when. Unless you are independently wealthy , you are going to need someone to help you and you will have to swallow your pride to let that happen. Maybe you have experienced a job loss and it has been a few months and you still have not landed a new job. You send resume after resume with no response. Have you tried calling someone you know who might be able to help ...

Learn the Company Language Learning a language, as a child comes in stages. Children often learn acceptable actions and body language before they learn how to speak a single vocabulary word. However, when an adult starts a new job, most of the time he or she is learning the vocabulary or the terminology used for the different types of equipment, products and functions before learning the corporate language and acceptable actions a company uses. It is important as an adult to learn how to speak the language of a company, not just the terminology of a company. Research and Learn What IS Acceptable Behavior Every company has certain acceptable actions it uses in various communication settings. In a meeting, a company may consider talking about different subjects other than what the meeting was called for. Other companies would not accept the action at all. Some companies use a specified meeting start time as an approximate starting time. Some companies will start a meeting without...