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If you were going to give one piece of advice to a person just entering the workforce what would it be?
I am always amazed the things that new employees and sometime people who have been in the workforce for some period of time don't know what it takes to be successful. If you were going to give one piece of advice to a new employee who is just entering the workforce what would it be.
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Permalink Reply by tcampos on -
*Know your employer
*Behave professionally
*Learn to take criticism gracefully
*Learn to do your job, and do it well
*When you get the opportunity to learn a new skill, receive training for a different activity, or take a study course paid for by your employer--do it!
*Keep a clean job history
*Never be on time. Always arrive early
*# Be part of the solutions
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Permalink Reply by Bill DeGrafft on -
Be humble. This business is full of people that don't know what they don't know. This has been and most likely will be a business where you learn the most through experience. School is good for theory and foundation, applying it to the real world takes finesse and humility.
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Permalink Reply by Debra Straka on -
Keep a sense of humor~nothing is so big nor so stressful that a little bit of laughter will help lighten the load and keep it all in perspective.
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Permalink Reply by Barry K. Shuster on -
1) Treat every task, even the most menial or uninteresting, as if your entire career depends on it. People recognize habitual excellence.
2) Great ideas alone will not be rewarded, but execution is everything. Get things done.
3) Constantly set your own goals for improvement. Each day you either get better or worse. No one stays the same.
4) Treat your career as a marathon. You will succeed in part simply by persistance, as others burn out or sabotage their own careers. Also, by not trying run a sprint, you will find it easier to invest yourself fully in the job today, avoid frustration and get along with co-workers.
5) Education does not guarantee success; however, without it your options are seriously limited. Acquire as much formal and continuing education as you can afford, but do not expect it to provide immediate reward or for all of your superiors or peers to be impressed. The payoff is often delayed and unexpected.
6) Always try to communicate verbally and in writing as effectively and precisely as possible. The natural leader in every setting is the best communicator.
7) Notwithstanding jobs that require uniforms, of course, don't dress for the job you have. Dress for the job you want. Jeans and a polo shirt might be acceptable for your position; however, how do your superiors dress?
8) Place your mental and physical health above everything. Exercise and maintain a healthy weight, pursue outside interests and relationships. Without this, everything else in your life will unravel.
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Permalink Reply by Howard Appell on -
Listen!
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Permalink Reply by Adam Kirchner on -
The thing that has gotten me where I am today is - Keeping my head down and working hard, spare no expense to learn all that you can, and remember it takes time and effort to earn your stripes. There is nothing that any experience operator hates more then the new hot shot thinking he knows everything.
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Permalink Reply by Patrick O on -
Ask a lot of questions, for one day you may have to be the leader and if you don't have the answer already, whom do you turn to?
Remember, there are only stupid questions, never a stupid answer!
WORK SMART, NOT HARD!
I live by those four words, anyone at my restaurant can attest to this!
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Permalink Reply by Jenna Lloyd on -
Understand the true needs of your employer, be prepared to explain how you can meet those needs - then be prepared to prove it.
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Permalink Reply by Chef Len Elias CEC on -
Think like an owner, not an employee.
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Permalink Reply by Andy Swingley on -
Seek to understand what the outcomes of the job are and then apply your talents to help your owner, boss, or supervisor to achieve them with a high sense of urgency
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Permalink Reply by Mel Kleiman on -
Thank everyone for posting your ideas. If you know others ask them to please share.
One comment that I heard a manager make recently that got me thinking about this question was.
"Find out what your boss thinks is important and than go do it.
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