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When the economy begins to sour, companies lay off workers to help keep up the profit margin. As a worker, you could find yourself out of a job if you don’t take steps to show that you’re valuable and why.
Show Up On Time
Right or wrong, punctuality is one of the ways many supervisors use to determine your commitment to your job. Make sure you get to work at least on time but try for five minutes early daily. Being available to begin working at the time you arrive, and staying busy until you leave, will show employers you care about your work.
Keep Busy
Some jobs just don’t have enough in the description to keep one busy all the time. Receptionist jobs are notorious for this problem. You are needed to handle calls, mail, and other tasks, but you aren’t busy the entire time you’re at work. In these cases, find something else to do with your time. Perhaps you could organize the office bookshelves, offer to update the employee manual, or take on a task a higher-up doesn’t have time to do. Make it clear that despite downtime from your official job description, you do offer your employer a good value.
Add to Your Responsibility
Being committed to your work means going beyond the standard tasks you need to complete to do a “good enough” job. If you add to the tasks you are responsible for completing – and make sure you do an excellent job completing them – then you are demonstrating to your employer that you are an asset to the company. When many company downsize, or “rightsize,” executives are looking to offload one employee’s workload onto another. Having already taken on additional tasks, you will put yourself in prime position to stay with the company.
Develop Needed Skills
Some employees have job security because they have knowledge the other employees don’t. Perhaps you are the only designer who knows how to use a certain software program. You may be the only floor supervisor who can work every machine in the plant. Take the extra effort to learn more about your job to make yourself indispensable.
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