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Progressing Your Career
Now you've settled in and are doing well and really enjoying the challenges and prospects ahead with your new company, it’s time to look to the future. If you're ambitious and want to succeed consider the following:
- Always try to be self-critical in a constructive way. Think about how you could do your job better, more effectively, more productively and more enjoyably!
- Always accept any chances to improve your skills - take up any in-house/external training courses that are offered.
- Adopt a positive attitude and you will always find a solution or an opportunity in every difficulty situation (if you look hard enough). Attitudes are contagious. Is your attitude worth catching?
- Read self-improvement books - 'Awaken the Giant Within' by Anthony Robbins and 'Seven Habits of Highly Effective People' by Stephen Covey, are both highly recommended for thought provoking, motivating and stimulating self-development.
- Take responsibility - regardless of the level of your position. If you adopt a mature, problem solving approach and take responsibility for all your actions whether they are right or wrong, you will earn the respect and trust of your colleagues and superiors.
- Contribute ideas, be positive, conscientious and loyal and companies will invest in you, listen to you and eventually promote you into key appointments.
Good Luck and Keep in Touch
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