You have made it to an in-person interview. Congratulations! This means that your resume and cover letter (even references if they were called already) have all done their job to present you as a potential candidate for the position you have applied for. All good thus far, but that was paper and not “real” you; real you will take center …
Teach others, don’t do it for them
Whenever there’s an opportunity to share you knowledge and teach others some of what you know, take it. Share knowledge as you would want others to share theirs with you. Teaching people how to do things on their own helps both them and you. It helps them feel good about themselves by expanding their skill-set and at the same time …
Ask for help
When in need, ask for help. Most people are inherently good people and will offer help when asked. Chances are that someone in your circle of family, friends or co-workers has a solution or knows someone else who can help you. Ask for help and be amazed at what happens next.
Don’t be afraid, explore new opportunities
Don’t be afraid to explore new opportunities. Say yes to cross-functional teams, projects and challenges which will help you gain new perspectives, grow and learn from others. During these opportunities others will hopefully learn from you as well and all those involved will benefit from this mutual exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience. Finally, once you return to your primary …
Foster collaboration and share information
Foster collaboration and share ideas, information and knowledge. Mentality where each department thinks and acts as if they were in their own little world or a silo doesn’t work and will get them nowhere. No matter what team, group, department or a division you belong to the overall value for the entire organization needs to be kept in mind and …
Confidence and humbleness
Everything you do professionally and personally should be done with confidence and belief in your skills, knowledge and experience (unless you are wrong of course). You are in your current position because you are good at what you do and you want to be even better. One of the prerequisites to success is believing in yourself by displaying confidence (which …
Experience trumps education
As someone who has attended his fair share of academic programs and has definitely found value in each of them I have to say that education is important and should never truly end. It is a process, not a finite event and can come in many forms and shapes. However, first-hand experience with particular products, services or technologies beats anything …
Get to the point
Have something intelligent and valuable to say? Please get to it by all means and do it today if possible. 😉 Many people have a ton of valuable ideas, yet they either don’t share them (for whatever reason) or end up taking way too long to get their point across. If are part of a team it is important to …
Speak now or forever hold your peace
When you get an opportunity to share your ideas and suggestions with the leadership of your organization, please do yourself a favor and speak up. If you are really good at something don’t you think others deserve to know that?
Please talk to your IT staff
When purchasing new hardware, software of have questions about a particular technology please consult your IT staff (if available to you of course) prior to making the purchase. Having someone with a bit more technical experience and knowledge take a look at your specifications and technology needs can be of great help in the long run. If nothing else, it’s …