Career

Selected a profession that you like and do it well.  Apply education, experience and passion into anything you do the end result is success.  Success is measured by everyone differently.  However, I can safely say that success is inner happiness.  In the 21st century, loyalty, honesty and integrity are key characteristics in a company and its employees.  Conduct good business practices, be a role model and a leader in our business community.  Provide a good product, a good service, together with respect and love for your customers, employees, owners and managers.  Developing alliances at work is a everyday duty.  Create long term relationships with your coworkers, vendors and customers.  Just be sharp, friendly, smile and stay on the top of your game.  Make it a habit to invite a new person to lunch every month.  Stay away from gossips.  Discuss family and work related topics.  Stay innovative and up to date on new technology and business trends.  Enroll yourself in a night, evening or weekend class. Your local community center, college or adult school have a variety courses available from computer training, time management up to language courses available.  Pick up a new skill, update your resume and provide a copy to your human resource manager.  Communication is the heart of every organization.  Be a good communicator to your boss, coworkers and customers. If you are seeking a promotion inform your boss in advance about your goals and aspirations. Have a talk with him or her.  Basically, plant seeds of success and gain favor over him or her. This works the same for pay increase.  The only difference is to do your homework before hand and find out if the company is hiring for a similar or the same position. For example; your are a Office Specialist I and the company is hiring 3 new Office Specialist II this lets you know that the company needs more employees in your field and they have the resources available to provide you with a pay increase or promotion. If you want to change careers and want to get hired, you must network with your friends, family and coworkers.  Dr. Alexandra Saba says: 80% of people today get hired through referrals by a friend, a colleague, a family member or an acquaintance.  Participate in an upper management event where you can expose your quality and talents to the management team. Developing a relationship with your boss pays out in the end. Be punctual, detail orientated, team player, creative are examples for keys of success.  And remember be bold, be intelligent and enjoy whatever you do and do it well.