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KEY CONTACT
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TARGET DATE
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| Job Performance |
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Get employer expectations in writing. |
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Ask for feedback between performance evaluations. |
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Document your performance. |
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Ask for evaluations and disciplinary actions in writing. |
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Take criticism seriously. |
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Work to correct problems. |
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| Pay |
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Ask for specifics on pay ranges. |
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Benchmark your efforts by talking to friends outside your office to learn pay ranges for similar jobs and in your market. |
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Ask how you can be more valuable to your organization. |
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Ask for specifics on what you should be doing to earn pay increases. |
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| Advancement |
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Be willing to learn new skills. |
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Take on new assignments. |
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Do the extra 10 percent. |
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Upgrade your knowledge of your industry through training. |
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Take advantage of tuition reimbursement programs. |
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Monitor how you conduct yourself with supervisors and colleagues outside your specific job. |
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Don’t gossip, complain or exert negative influence. |
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Avoid habitual tardiness or taking too much sick time. |
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| Personal Development |
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Help others help you through networking and mentorships. |
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Don’t ally yourself too closely with one supervisor or mentor. |
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Know what you want. |
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Learn your strengths and maximize them. |
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Learn your weaknesses and minimize them. |
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Set priorities for what’s most important in your life and career. |
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Be flexible and open to new opportunities. |
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Prepare to be lucky. |
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