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 HOW TO GET AHEAD AROUND HERE

You control all of the things that will lead to your personal success on your job with us. Whether you're working toward a promotion, hoping for a salary increase or bonus, or simply want to be recognized as a valuable employee, you must "fine-tune" your skills, develop superior work habits and learn these basic rules:

1. Maintain an excellent attendance record. The first step on the ladder of your success is your reliability. You must be there. People who work with you must know that they can depend on you. Fix any problem that may  cause you to be late or absent. If you can't solve these problems, ask your boss for advice or assistance.

2. Leave your personal troubles at home. Come to work ready to concentrate on your job. If your mind is elsewhere, you can not be effective, and you are more likely to make costly errors.

3. Meet deadlines. Finish assignments and projects on time and you will be contributing to an orderly workflow. If you miss a deadline you be a bottleneck. If you  think you can't complete something on time, ask for help. Remember the old saying: "If you want something done, give it to a busy person." Try to be that busy person who gets things done.

4. Listen carefully and follow instructions. Train yourself to listen attentively. Make eye contact with the person who is speaking. Ignore distractions. Concentrate on the new information. Ask questions and remember the answers. Remember: no one ever learned anything while they were talking. Once you master the art of listening, you will improve your accuracy, you will save valuable time, and you will move ahead.

5. Be cooperative. If your boss asks you to do something that you don't usually do, never say, "That's not my job." Think of this as a chance to learn something new and an opportunity to show that you want to grow and progress. If someone besides your boss asks you to help out with something, cooperate. Check with your boss before you stop what you are doing to help out elsewhere. If you're not busy and you see someone who needs assistance, help them. You will need help yourself someday.

6. Look good and sound good. Dress correctly for your job. If you look and sound like a professional, you will be sending a positive message to your boss, your co-workers and our customers. If you dress like a professional and if you speak like a professional, you will be the one the boss thinks about when a new opportunity opens up. You can get that assignment you want because you look and sound like you can do the job.

7. Keep an open mind. Learning new things means opportunities for you to become a more valuable employee. Keep your mind open to new ideas and techniques, and you will keep growing in stature and in value to the company.

Always remember: You have personal control of everything that will lead to your personal success in your job here.