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    Would You Hire You?
    Would You Hire You?
    Would You Hire You?
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    Would You Hire You?

    By Adolphe, Matt

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    This book includes 10 tips that will help you successfully navigate the changing world of work and excel in your job. Follow these tips to become an essential employee and discover that job security and leadership positions are naturally within your reach. Not only will you excel in your career, but you will also make your workplace better for those around you. Why not be the most you can be? Read on and start today!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIguana Books
    Release dateDec 15, 2015
    ISBN9781771801577
    Would You Hire You?
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    Adolphe, Matt

    Matt Adolphe, author of Canadian Workplace Culture: Mastering the Unspoken Rules, has an extensive background facilitating courses and seminars focusing on workplace communication. Currently, he is an instructor at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, and a private consultant. He is well regarded for his passion in helping individuals find success in their careers. He holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Management, and lives in Calgary, Alberta.

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      Would You Hire You? - Adolphe, Matt

      2015

      Preface

      This book represents a natural follow-up project to Canadian Workplace Culture: Mastering the Unspoken Rules. In the past few years, through various talks and workshops, many people have shared their reactions to that book. What struck me from those reactions was a noticeable and overwhelming desire to learn more about how to have job security and satisfaction. So Would You Hire You? strives to introduce those skills that individuals need to be highly successful in their careers.

      Things are happening fast in the world of work, especially with the emergence of our newest generation—the first technologically native generation, Generation Z, in the workplace. Like Gen Y before it, Gen Z presents another game changer for the rest of the generations. Their fast and highly entrepreneurial mindsets offer exciting opportunities for all industries. And if you thought change was fast before, you have not seen anything yet. And this is only one part of the reality that we face every day as we aim for success along our chosen career paths.

      Therefore, in response to the uncertainty of our future, this book aims to help everyone put that uncertainty into perspective. In the end, the only way we can keep on top of the changing world of work is to keep ahead of those changes.

      Introduction

      This book proposes 10 tips to help you excel in your job in this changing world of work. If you follow these tips, not only do you become an essential employee, but you also make work a better place for those around you. Let’s call it a win-win situation.

      We often hear people say, I have worked for that company for fourteen years and they just laid me off. or I have worked here longer than that person. Why am I being laid off first?

      We also note that working at the same job for 25 years and collecting a pension afterwards is no longer common in any industry these days. Contracts are for one to two years only; sometimes longer, but still nothing is guaranteed for the long run.

      In any event, the key to getting ahead in your career and avoiding layoffs altogether is in your hands. You have to realize that with the advance of technology, everything changes much faster. Those with technical expertise and flexibility are favoured and depended on more. The key words here are depended on. Because when you are depended on, you have power at your job.

      So you need to ask yourself: Do I have power at my job?

      If your answer is, No, anyone else can do my job, you need to think deeply about what your career path is. Where do you want to go? What do you want to accomplish? Where do you want to be in five years?

      We cannot just clock in and clock out, and do the same thing every day. The world is globally in tune with diversity, understanding, and technology. You need to be a citizen of the world to bring value to your organization.

      Your world of work needs you to be sensitive and flexible to a multitude of things. You have to be flexible in job assignments. You have to learn and embrace new ideas. You have to possess superb communication and interpersonal skills. You have to be adaptable and diverse. These are areas that give you power in your job. Mastering skills in these areas makes you indispensable and puts you in control of your career path.

      Ultimately, you need to be conscious of your impact at work and on others. You work in a results-powered world but you are still very much judged on how you treat others during the process of your work. In other words, completing tasks and meeting deadlines is essential, but that is not what defines who you are. Day after day, you get your work done and do what is required of you; you meet your sales quota, or you complete a project before the deadline, but does that make you a valuable employee? Does that build your reputation and win the respect of your colleagues? Does that help you keep your job or get ahead?

      Allow me to tell you a little story to emphasize what I meant about how you are remembered and respected by the way you treat people during the process of your work.

      What comes to your mind when you think of Thomas Edison?

      You probably remember him as an inventor and as the person who brought us the light bulb. However, he gave us so much more.

      Edison worked with a team of scientists and engineers to come up with the right combination of elements for a long, self-sustaining, electrically charged light bulb. They worked tirelessly and tried over 1500 variations before coming up with a solution.

      Back in those days, you can imagine that the air in the lab was probably pretty hot and stuffy. Undoubtedly, their work area was dimly lit and full of commotion. Add to that, the team was under a lot of pressure; and tensions were high. Surely, it was just a matter of time before the breakthrough.

      And all the while, watching with total amazement and awe was a young boy whose job was to keep the lab clean. Can you imagine the wonder and amazement in the boy’s eyes as he watched the team work feverishly to change the world?

      On one particular day, after the team worked almost 24 hours straight without sleep, something amazing happened. They felt they had achieved the right combination and a bulb was presented to Edison for testing.

      However, Edison gave the bulb to the boy to place in the testing device. (You can be sure there were all kinds of grumblings from the tired and overworked team.)

      Unfortunately, the boy, overwhelmed with emotions and the overall weight of the task, dropped the bulb. It smashed on the floor. (You

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