4 Successful Steps to Keep Your Job.

Skilful workers are often highly valued. What are some skills and qualities that employers appreciate in their workers? Jude, the director of human resources for a firm that employs 100 people, told EGNANO: “What we value in an employee is his ability to communicate well and work harmoniously with others.”  Let’s briefly discuss the four (4) successful steps to be happy on your job.

Communicate Effectively

Indeed, listening closely to your employer and to your fellow workers can prevent misunderstandings and keep you from making foolish mistakes.

When you speak, the way you do so is also important. If you speak clearly and with sufficient volume, it is more likely that you will be understood, and this will heighten a listener’s respect for what you say. Maxwell, an employment consultant, comments: “You would be surprised how many people lose their jobs, not because of lack of technical skill, but because they lack the ability to communicate effectively.”

Work Well With Others

In view of the amount of time you spend with workmates, you will no doubt get to know them quite well. As a result, you might be tempted to gossip about them, highlighting their mistakes and shortcomings. Moreover, you will avoid wasting time and causing needless friction with your workmates.

If you gain a reputation as a hard worker—one who will go the extra mile—you will be more likely to keep your job. Of course, there is a limit to what an employer can rightly ask of you. Some future articles will provide why that is so.

Be Honest

One survey of more than 1,400 firms revealed that the majority of employers “ranked honesty and integrity as qualities that impress them most in job candidates.” Obviously, being honest involves not stealing money or materials from your employer. It also means not stealing time. A study conducted by one employment agency found that time theft amounted to an average of 4 hours and 15 minutes per employee each week. Among other things, these time thieves were habitually late, left work early, and socialized with other employees while at work.

If you have a reputation for working well—even when not supervised—you are an employee to be trusted.

Be Realistic

Never in the history of mankind has human had to deal with distressing conditions than in our time. In fact many are disillusioned and battling with unemployment and worsening economic conditions. The resulting political and social instability and upheaval would inevitably result in economic uncertainty. Hence, even if you apply the above suggestions, you may still lose your job.

Like millions of others around the world, Maxwell, mentioned earlier, has experienced the wealth of the above-mentioned successful steps. He sums up his feelings this way: “I enjoy my current job very much. But I know from experience that things change. I have learned how to lessen my anxiety when unemployed and how to increase my contentment with the work I obtain.”