| Being new in the working world, I am sure you | | | | We all love to start work on things that are close |
| are eager to show off your newfound skills and | | | | to our hearts. However, often these may not be |
| knowledge. However, out there in the working | | | | the most urgent and important in our list of tasks |
| world some basic work effective habits can | | | | in the workplace. When you select things you are |
| increase your productivity. By being consistently | | | | more interested in rather than work that is more |
| effective at your work increases your chances of | | | | important or urgent, you lower your chances of |
| success in your career. | | | | success. |
| The 5 effective work habits are: | | | | Have a list of things to do according to its |
| 1. Volunteer for Assignments | | | | strategic importance to your company. Know |
| One of the best ways to signal that you are a | | | | your role in completing the tasks at hand in order |
| keen learner and are not afraid of hard work is to | | | | to achieve that corporate goal. When you |
| volunteer for assignments. Especially assignments | | | | prioritize your work, you are more productive and |
| that no one seems interested to do. However, | | | | that increases your chances of career success. |
| before that do assess your own skills and | | | | 4. Stay Positive |
| knowledge to see if you can confidently | | | | As someone new in the working world it is very |
| accomplish it. If you are confident in completing | | | | easy to feel down because you are new. You are |
| the task in full and perfection, go ahead and | | | | not used to the work system. You have new |
| volunteer for it. | | | | people to deal with and people in the working |
| However, do remember one thing. Under promise | | | | world who behave very differently from school. It |
| and over deliver on the assignment you | | | | takes a lot of getting used to. There will be office |
| volunteered. Do not be too confident that you | | | | politics to deal with regardless of how little. |
| turn a perfect opportunity into mess. Once you | | | | Be above all these and stay positive in the face |
| start the project, see it till the end. You would be | | | | of challenges. When you are positive you remain |
| seen as someone who is courageous enough to | | | | focused on your goals. You make better decisions |
| take on additional assignments. You would also be | | | | and therefore become more productive. |
| seen as someone who follows through in your | | | | 5. Highlight a Problem but Bring Solutions |
| work. This is the first habit you need to internalize. | | | | The last effective work habit of the five |
| 2. Be Nice to People | | | | effective work habits is to bring solutions each |
| I am sure we have all heard this often enough. Be | | | | time you highlight a problem to your boss or |
| nice to people regardless of their rank and | | | | management. You need to remember that when |
| designation. It sounds philosophical but when you | | | | you bring problems and not solutions, it is often |
| are nice to people they go out of their way to | | | | construed as complaining. |
| help you. And being new in an organization you | | | | To avoid that label, offer solutions. A range of |
| would never know what sort of help you would | | | | possible solutions also indicates to your boss that |
| need. Colleagues often like to work with nice | | | | you have thought this through before approaching |
| talented people. When you have this effective | | | | him/her with a problem. Have in mind a |
| work habit you increase the chances of people | | | | recommended solution amongst those you |
| wanting you to work on their team. | | | | suggested. |
| Being nice to people is just common courtesy. | | | | These are the 5 effective work habits I |
| There is nothing extra ordinary about this | | | | constantly drill into new employees who are fresh |
| particular habit that you need special skills. A smile | | | | graduates in our company. At first glance, these |
| in the morning and a "Good Morning" is a good | | | | may seem like common sense. However, in actual |
| start. In this day and age, people working in | | | | working environment people tend to sometimes |
| pressurized environments often use stress as an | | | | forget these very basic effective work habits, |
| excuse when they blow up. Is this necessary? | | | | and don't practice them often enough. Internalize |
| Nice is often reciprocated by nice. In fact, it can | | | | these and consistently practice them to increase |
| lower your stress level. | | | | your chances of success. |
| 3. Prioritize Your Work | | | | |