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How To Really Impress Your Boss
Whilst employed in any
job, there are several things you can do to
impress your boss to increase the chances of receiving a pay rise,
further responsibilities or even a promotion into a
new job.
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Learn about your boss
By knowing what makes your boss tick, what their goals are and how they
work, it will help you relate to them and understand how to work to
make them happy. In general, individuals will work better with others
if they know and understand them.
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Trust
Show your boss that you can deliver what you say you can. Make sure you
meet your deadlines and that you consistently complete tasks on time to
a high standard. If you can do this, your boss will begin to trust you
and rely on your ability to do the tasks you are set. Ultimately, your
boss will assign you further responsibilities and you may be offered a
promotion.
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Rapport
By building a good relationship with your employer, you are more likely
to work more productively and make your boss like you. Being friends
with him/her and talking about your interests and hobbies will help to
build up a good relationship. Always remember though, that they are
still your boss!
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Make your boss's job easy
As well as doing your current
role, try to take the pressure off your
boss by helping with additional tasks. If necessary, you may need to
work longer hours in order to highlight your skills and abilities and
really impress your boss. Try to resolve any problems they face or
suggest new methods to issues that arise.
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Work out what you are good at & enjoy
your work
By organising your day and identifying what you are good at, you can
work cleverly to impress your boss. If you can do things very well,
then try to get involved in these tasks more to show you are extremely
capable of doing them. If you are performing tasks that you are good
at, you will enjoy your work more and as a result naturally be more
productive.
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Appearance and Presentation
Always turn up to work well presented and dress appropriately. You do
not want to upset your boss by dressing down, wearing too much make-up
or not being clean in the morning. If you can dress up smartly, you
look professional and therefore approach your work in a more
professional manner.
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Acquire new skills and further knowledge
By going on courses and showing you are keen to learn and develop your
skills, you will really impress your employer. Not only will this
initially create an impact, but also it will give your employer
confidence in your future skills and abilities, recognizing your
enthusiasm to learn and develop. One of the best ways to secure a
promotion is to expand your knowledge and skill sets. Ask your boss
about courses, training or such like that will help advance your
learning.
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Keep up to date with current industry news
It is also known that those who want to succeed should keep up to date
with industry news and events as well as interesting trends outside
their own speciality. This can prove to be very useful to the company
and by showing you are keen to research and keep to date with trends in
the industry, you will no doubt make an impression on your boss.
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Ask for more responsibility
By asking for more work, more responsibility or volunteering to help
out in the department shows interest and desire to be there and to help
the company succeed. This in itself will impress the boss.
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Be a team player
Teamwork is invaluable to companies and a very important skill to
possess. By showing you are a good, effective team player, you will
build your reputation and increase your value.
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