Essential Tips For Job Success
Essential Tips for students Job Search Success.
21. Post Prudently
If you have a personal blog, tread carefully. First rule Never write about work. You also shouldnt use work time to blog. Consider passwordprotecting your blog so that only your selected audience can see it.
22. Play Nice
When you get frustrated with your boss or coworkers, look inward. Changing your own behavior can stop a boss from micromanaging, and showing more appreciation can soften a difficult coworker. Share credit when a project goes well, but dont avoid the blame when a project ends poorly.
23. Climb the Ladder
Before you ask for a raise, ask for more workeven the work no one else wants to do. It shows your employer that you can handle greater responsibility. Then, overperform.
24. Update your resume
Important things to think about are clean formatting and highlighting tangible results. Dont use comic sans font, include your date of birth, photos or interests, and stay tuned for more resume tips in my next article.
25. Explore your new environment
Youre entering a brand new world filled with dorms, lecture halls, student centers and a range of research and support resources. One of the first things you should do is find your comfort zones. You know, those
places where you can eat, study, meet friends, exercise and have moments of general
solitude. Its time to explore Look
for places where you can unwind. Learn where
to go in a health emergency. Find the bike
or running path th
at suits you best.
Bottom line, this is your new home.
26. Have the roommate talk
Some people would rather have an emergency
appendectomy than discuss hard issues.
Lucky for you, the roommate talk isnt a
confrontation its a convers
ation. Whats more, its
a great way to get to know
your new roommate and learn what makes hi
m or her tick. Discuss your preferences
regarding sleeping, studying, visitors,
eating and cleaning. How do you handle
clutter? Will you share a re
frigerator? What will you do if conflicts arise? Make
rules (and take them seriously).
27. Balance your load
Life is all about balance pa
rticularly in college. You may
think you have the perfect course schedule
until the day when suddenly, out of nowhere,
youre bombarded by multiple projects, papers and exams. Fortunately, some of the
surprise can be avoided early on. Choose your
course load wisely by seeking help from
your faculty advisor, a professor, a dean or th
e advising office. The
n, after the first week
of classes, reevaluate your load. Did
you make good choices? If not, use the dropadd
period to rebalance.
28. Discover your best practices for learning
Everyone is different, right? So it only
makes sense that everyone learns differentl
y. The demands of college will be great,
so to meet those demands, you will be required to work efficiently. To understand
how you learn, take a learning
style inventory (there are
many free ones on the web),
learn your strengths and use them. Wh
ere problems emerge, you can turn to
resources like the campus writing center, pe
er tutors, faculty review sessions and
informal study groups.
29. Find and prepare your study space
Some people do their best work in coffee
shops. Some demand 100% peace and quiet and find libraries and out of the way
nooks in buildings on campus. Some need the
comfort of their rooms. Wherever you
choose to study, its important you find a space thats right for you.
30. Find your niche
It is not a secret that this is
your
time Sure, you have goals and
you take your responsib
ilities seriously, but
the undergraduate year
s are perfect times
for you to explore different opportunities a
nd try new things. Ne
ver tried crew but
always thought it looked like fu
n Want to act in a play
Why not direct one How
about ballroom dancing? And then there
s fencing, music, dance, writing for the
school paper or literary magazine, tu
toring, becoming a peer counselor or
participating in some of the countless ot
her activities that are at your disposal.
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