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	Chapter 12 - Keeping Your Job

Remember Chapter 3 on Employer Expectations? Now that you have a job, it is important to frequently review the characteristics listed in Chapter 3 that employers value.

Appearance - Your dress and grooming should be appropriate for the standards of the job. Your behaviors should be polite, professional, and confident. It is important to get along with your co-workers and supervisor. Work hard to develop and maintain good communication skills. Keep your paperwork complete and accurate.
Dependability - Your employer and co-workers are counting on you to be on time. Be responsible. Follow rules. Make no excuses. Seek out new and additional assignments that demonstrate initiative. Be flexible. Go the extra mile.
Skills - Use your skills to the best of your ability. Realize you may need to develop new skills and be willing to pursue this goal. Volunteer to upgrade your skills and share your knowledge with others.

Evaulate yourself. Do you:

Solve problems before they reach your employer's desk
Think of mistakes as learning opportunities
Look to the needs of the company - not just your own
Make every attempt to cooperate and get alongs with others
Act independently
Take initiative
Assume new responsibilities
Maintain regular contact with your boss

Keeping your job may open doors to increased wages and promotional opportunities. Take necessary steps to keep the job you worked hard to secure.

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NOTE: Alternate formats of this document available by contacting your local GDOL Career Center.

"A company is known by the people it keeps."
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