How do those people at work who always seem to have the right thig to say or do in any situation do it? How do people seem so confident and polished, when you always feel like you're falling apart at the seams? Their tricks ight be simpler than you think. It's often the littlest things that make the biggest impact. Here are some convenient life hacks, pulled from real people who've used them in actual offices, to help you navigate your work life and come out on top:-
DROPBOX YOUR RESUME:- Ever been caught with hou pants down and not had a copy of your resume when you really needed one? If you're on the go, you can rest assure
d that you can email or print your resume directly from your phone if you use sa service/app like Dropbox.ALWAYS TYPE IN THE ADDRESS LAST:- You're writing an important professional email. You're nevously wording everything perfectly. Make sure you don't accidentally hit send before you've had a chance to look it over. make the address part hte very last thing you type in. That way you always know you're sending out a perfet, proofread product. No accidents! You can also set up (in Gmail based client, anyway) a 5-10 second send delay, which gives you the chance to "undo" when you've sent too soon.
BE THE WHTEBOARD HERO:- Some numpty wrote on the office whiteboard in permanent marker? Rather than stare at whatever they wrote for the rest of your career, go over each mark with a normal white board marker. Something magic happens between the two ink types that will make it possible to erase both together. For bonus points, charge admission to your magic trick.
TAKE A CHILL PILL:- If you're starting to feel overwhelmed and exhausted, even before you get to work, try builing 2-5 minutes to yourself into your morning routine. Just sit with a cup of water, juice, or coffee and odo nothing. Don't even strategize about your day. Just be. You'll feel more rested and invigorated when you actually get back to your routine.
PAY IT FORWARD-FOR YOUSELF:- We've all had it happen: finish a job interview, walk outside, and realise immediately all the brilliant thing you should have said. Write them down! Immediately and thoroughly. Then keep them for your next interview. 99.9% of it will be reusable, and very valuable. If you don't get this job, you'll have a great boost for the next.
HOLD YOUR TONGUE:- If we screw up, or we're five minutes late, or we don't have the document ready, it's a knee-jerk reaction to preemptively apologize and offer up an explanation (read: excuse). Next time, hod on to it unless you're asked for one. They might not have noticed you were unprepared and the excuse will only serve to highlight what you did or didn't do. Plus, nobody wants a reputation for maing tons of excuses.
DO THE DIRTY DEED:- One way to distinguish yourself at work-and make yourself a hero-is to figure out the particular task or set of tasks that everyone else seems to avoid or hates to do, and od that. Well. Your niche in the office will be secure- even indispensable. And you'll be the most popular employee around.
TREAT OTHERS HOW YOU WOULD TREAT YOUR BOSS:- Seriously. It is little bit about popularity. Treat all of your co-workers, even your subordinates, as though they were the ones dciding about your raises and promotioons and vacation requests. You never know who will make the difference in your career as it develops.