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If you are a graduate or transitioning military and just entering the workplace, you need to know about workplace relationships and how to act in the workplace. This article will reveal the secrets to workplace relationships and the importance of these soft skills. There are certain job behaviors that all employers will expect from you. The first one is getting to work on time. Businesses are like machines and you are part of the machine. If you are missing or late the “machine” has a missing part and cannot run as well. You are paid to be at work at a certain time and it is important that you are there on time and work a full day. This is part of the individual responsibility that you must take on as a good employee. When you need to leave early for a doctor or dentist appointment, make sure you notify your supervisor as soon as possible. The same goes for your vacation or personal leave days. Management needs to know IN ADVANCE when you are going to be out for days and weeks at a time. This is because they must re-balance the work load to cover for your time out. It is important that you manage your time properly in order to get your projects done. It is important to keep your work load balanced as much as you can. If you are having a problem, let you supervisor know as soon as possible. It is also essential to be a team player. If you are just graduated, this may be a new challenge for you. Successful businesses are based on team players. And this is one of the best ways to get a positive reputation. You must realize that you are ALWAYS being watched. Not just by your boss, but by your peers, other managers, human resources, even customers. Co-workers will talk about you, both good and bad. If you have a reputation for easily getting angry, or always complaining, you will eventually be perceived as NOT being a team player. After a while you will have a reputation whether you want one or not! Imagine yourself always being “on stage” or on “camera”. And as long as you are at work, you are! When you leave a company, people will remember your reputation. When co-workers go to other companies they will still know what you did or didn’t do. One of the best ways to get a good reputation is to develop “good Working Habits”. A prime example of this is to make sure that you re-read all your emails, reports or other written communications before they are sent out. By doing this you can avoid some possible embarrassing situations! Another good habit is never guess at information; find out first before you state it publicly. If you are not sure, say so. It is better to know you are accurate, than to guess wrong. Another good habit to develop is to always be on time or even a little bit early for meetings or appointments. You always look professional when you are on time and prepared! Once you determine what your employer wants, and use these secrets to get there, you will have a successful career! Jim Stedt is a partner at The Business SoftSkills Company (GetSoftSkillsNow.Com) located in Santa Ana, California. They provide job readiness and workforce success videos for education, business, prisons and individual use. Training is available online, on DVD, or through an affiliate program. These products are the most complete and concise soft skills training packages now available for the price of an average college textbook.
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