Aries Magazine December 2013 / January 2014 Issue | Page 140

Get to know your coworkers

We spend more time with our coworkers then we do with our own family. Of
course there is work that needs to be
done but doesn’t mean you don’t have
to talk about your family or what events
you may attend. They will like the fact
that you are an open book and will take
you ideas and thought more seriously.

Take it on

Sometimes people need a break from
work. Always take up offers if somebody
needs there shift covered. They will do
the same if something big comes up and
you need it off.

Be The Guy
Who Knows
Everybody

By making meaning
connections over time and
letting them pay off in long
run will have better connections and your fingers
dipped into whatever
anybody is doing

When someone is down, reach out!

Check in with a coworker or a work contact and tell them
how much you miss having them around. These people
will be back and they’ll forever remember that moment.
Giving out a good vibe will always turn into a professional opportunity.

Stay in touch with former colleagues.

Having a circle of friends from previous jobs, including
bosses or cub-mates is a great way to build up references.
Keeping them on your radar by sending a non-intrusive,
“just touching base”, or an, “I though you’d like this
article” email.

Mind your P’s and Q’s

People love getting credit. Even if it’s for your successes.
Scored the new job? Send a former boss or your internship an email or note: “Thank you for helping finish the
project.” A genuine thank you makes a powerful impression.

Help is on the way

Following through on being a great person. It can be
either a non-work related or work related favor. Offer to
chat with you boss and see where you can connect people
who have a career interest in common.
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Lunch time

Invite as many people as you can to
lunch. This will open doors not just for
you, for others as well. When an opportunity is present, you will be the one
they go to for that offer.

Talk to strangers

Every one you meet is a potential contact. The friend of a
friend you meet at your cousin’s holiday party could have
a great lead for you. Even if he’s on a different career
path, he could introduce you to ideas that your company
or job could use. Even as simple as solving a problem
at work or even telling you about a job opening you had
never have heard about otherwise.

Have coffee with a competitor

Meet often with other people in your field, peers as well
as managers and HR offices. As long as you’re not passing on proprietary info or gossip about your company or
coworkers, meeting someone who works at a different
company is not “cheating” on your employer. It makes
you more valuable because you are connecting with
what’s fresh. Plus, the new contact will see how smart
and amazing you are and think of you for future openings
in his company.

Be Blunt

If you are hitting up a contact for some job, don’t dance
around what you want of the interaction. Be transparent.
Hopefully you have laid the groundwork and they will
move the moon for you. Cutting down the fat will get to
where you want to go faster in the end.
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