Short messages on Employment and jobs from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
When you’re going for a job interview, find out as much information about the company beforehand as you can, such as what they do, how big they are, how long they have been in business and what their aspirations are. It differentiates you from the other candidates, shows your interest and the fact that you prepared for the interview.
A job interview is an opportunity to show how you are a good fit for the company in terms of what unique skills you can offer and how you would make them more money, and how they are a good fit for you.
Micromanaging someone is inefficient with time, since there are two people doing the same task: one standing around telling the other exactly what to do, the other blindly following orders and not really learning or understanding , or needing to understand, the complexity of the task and how they should go about it in a way that makes sense to them.
Being self-employed means you work for yourself in a business of your own choosing. Whilst this brings freedom and enjoyment, it can also bring long hours as you are responsible for how much money you earn.
The more responsibility you have at work, the more empowered you will feel and the more valuable you will become.
Listen carefully to what your boss or teacher tells you: they are telling you because it is important to them, and to how they want the job done.
If you feel you are not performing well at work, find out how you can do it better. Ask for help and support. This also shows your boss that you want to do well.
If you haven’t yet had a real job, prepare yourself for knowing what it will be like by doing some proper work now – paid, voluntary, or something with responsibility.
Jobs are often 9-5, 5 days a week, and someone else is expecting you to do proper work for them which they are paying you their money for. They will value you more if you make an exceptional job of it.
Expect to work hard in your job. You are being paid to achieve an output, and the better quality it is, the more you are worth. Giving it your all makes it more rewarding.