" Don't Just Work Hard; Work Smart and Get Promoted"
Career Goals
If you want
to go places or get promoted at work, you must set goals for yourself. Think
about what would you like to achieve in different periods of time. Do just let
time go by year after year without setting goals and achieving them.
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Short Term
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Long
Term goals
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1
year
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5
year
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10
year
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Plan
of actions to achieve them
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Promotional
track
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The most
important thing I have to do to get promoted is………
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Important Qualities
Many people make the mistake of
simply working hard at the workplace without thinking of other things. Please be aware that Hard working alone is
not enough. You need to work smart and know what skills and what you need to do
before you can be promoted at work. The
following skills are paramount to be successful at work:
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Good
communication skills – Extremely important, the number 1 criteria!!!
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Mentors
and support network
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Reasonable
command of English – good writing and speaking skills without a lot of mistakes
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Life
-long learning attitude
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Understanding
of western cultures and values
Learn About
Your Company
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Research
Company
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Know
the products
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Know
the organization structure
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Knowledge
is Power
Be Observant
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Observe
how people behave
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Know
expectations
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Company
cultures & values
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Learn
office politics
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Know
who you can trust at work
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Do
not isolate yourself
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Form
alliance with colleagues with other ethnic groups
Be Sensitive
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We
live in a Multicultural Cociety
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50%
immigrants to Canada land in Toronto
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Respect
other people’s cultures and differences
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E.g.
Food – do not complain other people’s food
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Do
not speak your own ethnic language:
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In
front of other ethnic groups such as your
colleagues
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In
elevator
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Office
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Body
language
Good Manners = Consideration
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Must
use Thank you, please, excuse me
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Holding
doors for others especially for women, and other people coming after you
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Do
not interrupt other people`s
conversation
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Wait
for your turn
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Aware
of voice level and way of speaking
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Understand
I
want vs I would like. Avoid using I want to….
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Can
sound abrupt & rude
Good Manner - Eating Etiquette at
work
Do’s
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Close
mouth while eating
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Wipe
mouth while / after finish eating
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Respect other people’s food
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Don’t
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Bring fish or strong smelling food to
lunch
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Make noise while you eat/ drink
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Talk while you are eating
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Bring the plate or bowl to your mouth
to eat
Appearance
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Dress professionally
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Dress for desired position
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Dress according to season
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Colour , fabric
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Coordinate colour
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No more than 3 colours on your body
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Understand Canadian culture
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Know what’s going on
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Understand the subtleties in daily
living
Grooming
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Hair is important!!!
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Hair should be cut professionally
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No home cut style!!
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Spending money on your haircut is money well spent!
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Avoid bad breath
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Mouth wash or breath mints every
morning & use them before meeting
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Finger nails - cut and clean
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Should use deodorant to avoid body
orour
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Women – light make up/lip stick are
essential
Wash Hair Every Other day
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Use conditioner esp. in winter
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Proper shampoo - dandruff shampoo
Important Skills
There are two main sets of skills
needed at work.
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Technical Skills
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Technical
knowledge
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Professional
skills
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High
Expectations for your work and performance
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Strive
for Excellence in everything you do
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Life
Long Learning – keep learning and improving yourself
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Soft Skills
Many
employers nowadays consider these skills more important than the technical
skills. Many employers feel than employees lacking technical can be trained to
improve their skills. However, if they don’t have good people skills, they will
encounter problems with other employees and customers.
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Problem Solving
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People
skills
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Getting
Along
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Team
work
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Cooperation
Networking
A large percentage of jobs are not advertised.
Therefore, you must develop your own network so that you can have more opportunities
and access to find good unadvertised jobs. Learning to small talk will help you
to develop better relationship at work.
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Small talk with:
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Colleagues
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Supervisors
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Colleagues
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Secretary
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Attend seminars, conferences,
workshops
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Volunteer on committees
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Get to know counterpart in other
companies
Be Assertive
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Talk to supervisor regularly,
informally
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Make appointment to talk to
supervisor
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Tell them about your goals and
ambitions
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Ask for advise and opportunities to
assume leadership roles at work to gain experience
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Develop
career plan and follow through with actions
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Try
to have someone at work to be your Mentor – If you can get your supervisor
as your mentor. He/she will advocate for you when promotion opportunities
arise.
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As your mentor, your supervisor will
help you for your promotion
Professional Image & Manner
You must
cultivate a professional image, attitude and manner at work. Remember when you are in a management position,
you represent your company. There is a certain image you must project as a
professional person. First impression is lasting, therefore try to look and
behave as professional as possible at work.
Be Faithful
to God
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Pray & Ask God to:
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Give you wisdom
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Show you the way
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Open doors
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Be faithful in your service
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Put God first
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Be faithful & do your best in
small jobs first. When we put our best effort in doing our best in whatever job
God gives us, He will entrust us with bigger responsibilities in the future.
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Don’t
forget to tithe and honour God with your earning!
Jabez’s
Prayer - 1 Chronicles 4:10
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And
Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give
me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with
me, and keep me from evil, so that it may not grieve me! And God granted him
which he requested.
R.T.
Toronto
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