It’s Not Just About the First Impression

Making a great first impression is key to getting hired and putting yourself on the fast track to career success. However, making a great impression on day one is only a small part of what you need to do if you hope to achieve professional success. If you want to truly develop a career that you can be proud of, there are a few key things to keep in mind throughout your work life:

• Always strive to improve your own skills: When you land a job, it’s easy to become complacent and settle in to doing the same tasks day after day. Unfortunately, this doesn’t set you up for professional advancement if you allow your skills to stagnate. Instead of sticking with the tasks you’re comfortable with, take on new challenges. Ask for new opportunities, attend trainings and keep learning as much as possible throughout your career.
• Focus on adding value to your organization: Your job doesn’t exist to give you a paycheck – it exists so you can add value to the organization you work for. If you are constantly looking for ways to be more helpful to your employer and advance your company’s goals, you are likely to achieve great professional success.
• Be prepared to problem solve and innovate: When you’ve been doing the same job for a long time, it’s easy to fall into familiar patterns and stop looking for newer and better ways to accomplish your tasks. If you lose your innovative spirit, it can be hard for you to become more productive and to reach new professional heights. Don’t ever give up on looking for improvements and advances.
• Set the goal of exceeding expectations: You don’t want to just do the bare minimum at your job. You want to exceed your boss’s expectations and be better than the day before.

It’s easier to advance your career and be passionate about improving if you love your job. The good news is, SmartTalent can help you to find work you are passionate about in Kirkland, Fife, Renton, Lacey, Lynnwood, Everett and surrounding areas. To find out more about how our staffing service can help you, give us a call today.