How To Keep Your Job

  • December 10, 2009
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The more people lose their jobs the more competition there is for yours, so heighten your value to your employer.

You Will Need

  • Communication skills
  • A cooperative demeanor
  • A team spirit
How To Keep Your Job: Clarify duties

Step 1: Clarify duties

Clarify your duties and tasks and stay focused, asking questions about what’s expected of you.

How To Keep Your Job: Listen and cooperate

Step 2: Listen and cooperate

Listen well, cooperating on team objectives. Voice your opinions but be flexible.

Share, play fair, clean up, don’t take anything, and say you’re sorry.

How To Keep Your Job: Be punctual

Step 3: Be punctual

Be punctual and meet deadlines. Get enough sleep and exercise so you can be fresh and ready for mental challenges and inevitable pressures.

How To Keep Your Job: Spruce up

Step 4: Spruce up

Spruce up and maintain a clean and professional work area. Dress conservatively.

How To Keep Your Job: Admit mistakes

Step 5: Admit mistakes

Take responsibility when you are wrong.

Stay abreast of other occupations that might fit your skill set, in case an opportunity should arise or you need to make a change.

How To Keep Your Job: Save personal stuff for later

Step 6: Save personal stuff for later

Save personal phone calls and e-mails for breaks outside the office.

Bad credit can negatively impact your chances of keeping a job. Employers sometimes check credit reports to evaluate employees for promotions or retention.

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