1. Job Keeping Skills Lesson Two

2. Objectives Five principles to help job seekers –G–Get recognized as leaders –A–Advance in their careers

3. Principle One: Be At Work Showing up to work every day is the first step to being recognized as a hard worker –G–Get to work early –B–Be present throughout the workday –R–Return from all breaks early or on-time

4. The fastest way to secure a promotion is to get a job and keep the job

5. Frequently Asked Question Why did the employer schedule the customer for fewer hours at work?

6. Principle Two: Get Along With Others A majority of individuals are terminated because they do not get along well with others –M–Maintain a professional attitude –D–Deal with difficult situations carefully and respectfully

7. Frequently Asked Question How do we help or empower customers to manage their relationships at work successfully? – Accept that everyone has to manage challenging relationships – Facilitate learning opportunities

8. Principle Two: Get Along With Others Teach job seekers to “RESPECT” others at work Reverence for others Encourage others to share ideas Share praise Peacekeepers Examine behaviors Criticism of others must be used carefully Treat others as you want to be treated

9. Principle Three: Be the Expert Workforce customers must become subject matter experts – Learn their jobs – Be available to help others – Network Know names Know faces Know needs

10. Principle Four: Grow There are two components associated with this principle – Take classes and develop skills – Take on projects outside of comfort zones

11. Principle Five: Do Not Quit Like principle one, this principle requires workforce customers to remain employed Customers should move to better jobs without disconnecting from employment altogether

12. Conclusion During this lesson, we discussed the principles of climbing the career ladder –B–Be at work –G–Get along with others –B–Be the expert –G–Grow –D–Do not quit