How to get and keep a job/career in the future. By: Barbara Mackessy

Acceptable Behaviors… Doing things that you are supposed to do: Means following rules and regulations Mans acting Appropriate Helps you to meet job requirements Helps you in the future Helps to keep you employed

What do I need to get and keep a job in the future? Get the right training/education for the job.

Be respectful

Be prompt

Be honest

Have a positive attitude

Have Confidence

Be organized

Give 100 percent

Ask questions if you are not sure.

Have Patience

Be reliable

Be nice

Always look for ways to improve

Show initiative

Be alert at all times

Take your job seriously

Help others when needed

Don’t gossip

Keep confidential things confidential!

Listen to instructions

Follow instructions and directions

Be clean and neat

Be responsible

Be loyal

Use time wisely

Don’t produce sloppy work

No fighting

No drinking or drugs

No bad language

Don’t miss work

Don’t take long breaks

Get along with other employees

Take care of the tools and supplies used

Put things back in their proper place

Act in a safe manner

Today we have the greatest gap in our nation’s history between the skills young people possess when they leave high school and the skills that will be demanded of them in the work place! Dr. Willard Daggett

Your behavior – your choice

You future – your choice