PART I: Create Your Brand and Build Your Career
#1. Come in Early and Stay Late
#2. Build a Reputation as a Hard Worker
#3. Know when to Say No
#4. Be a Low-Maintenance Employee
#5. Set High Standards for yourself, and Then Exceed Them
#6. If you Make a Mistake, Own Up to it Quickly
#7. Dress for Success
#8. Use Colors to Convey the Right Message
#9. Blow your own Horn, But Never Too Loudly
#10. Add Technology to Your Brand
#11. Know When and How to Recast Your Brand
#12. Check Your Personal Life, Not Your Personality, at the Door
#13. Think Like a Chess Player
#14. Work at a Level or Two Above Your Position
#15. Build Skills for Job Security
#16. Become the Expert in Your Field
#17. Learn the Language
#18. Learn a Second Language
#19. Quantify Your Value
#20. Volunteer for Assignments
#21. Attend Meetings
#22. Prepare for Meetings
#23. Learn to Give a Good Presentation
#24. Create a Work Network
#25. Create a Non business Network
#26. Always Carry a Business Card
#27. Get Experience Elsewhere
#28. Give Your Manager Your First Impression
#29. Meet with Your Boss Regularly
#30. Get Feedback on Your Style
#31. Ask for Recommendations
#32. Use Technology to Build Your Career
#33. Look for a Mentor
#34. Create Your Own Board of Advisers
#35. Relieve Stress
#36. Keep Your Job by Staying Physically Fit
#37. Be Deft at Repositioning Your Job
#38. Protect Your Online Image
#39. Get Back into the Game
Part II: Keep Your Job by Helping Others
#40. Let People Know You Enjoy Your Job
#41. Be Civil to Your Colleagues
#42. Respect Experience
#43. Be a Team Player
#44. Give Your Colleagues Credit
#45. Draw Attention to a Colleague's Good Work
#46. Support Your Boss
#47. Support Your Boss's Decisions
#48. Allow Your Manager to Take Credit for Your Idea
#49. Lead the Continuing Eduction Program
#50. Start a Professional Organization Inside Your Company
#51. Create a Glossary of Office Terms
#52. Be a Mentor
#53. Offer to Help New Employees
#54. Learn to Manage Conflicts
Part III: Keep Your Job by Helping the Company
#55. Take the Tough Job
#56. Drum Up Business
#57. Go Easy on Expenses
#58. Find Ways to Save Money
#59. Develop an Anti-Gossip Plan
#60. Develop a Disaster Plan
#61. Create an Orientation Schedule
#62. Clear the Air
#63. Create an Alumni Directory
#64. Become the Agent of Change
#65. Control your Anxiety
#66. Be Positive about Change
#67. Get Inside Change
#68. Keep Tabs on Management's Direction
#69. When the Company Does Well, You Succeed
#70. Help Your Manager Communicate Better
#71. Listen to Gossip
#72. Call Attention to Problems
#73. Bring at Least One Solution
#74. Know How Your Company View Itself
#75.Become the Face of the Company in the Community
#76. Represent the Company with Style and Grace
#77. Refer Good People to the Company
#78. Take Care of Your Customers
#79. Understand Your Client's Company Culture
#80. Know Your Customer's Customer
#81. Enhance Your Workplace
#82. Be Prepared to Talk about Your Projects
#83. Take a Promotion Without the Pay Increase
#84. Be Willing to Defer Some Rewards
#85. Accept the Combination of Two Jobs into One
#86. Peer into the Future
Part IV: Master the Art of Office Politics
#87. Make Office Politics Work for You
#88. To Have a Career, You Must Master Office Politics
#89. Know When to Trust What Management Says
#90. Be Aware of Trends and Changes in the Office
#91. A New Direction Can Change the Culture
#92. Be Self-Assured But Not Arrogant
#93. When to Be Guarded Giving Your First Impression
#94. Inspect and Maintain Your Bridges
#95. Edit Your E-Mail
#96. Develop Organizational Awareness
#97. Learn the Importance of Knowing How to Influence People
#98. Influence People Through Conversation
#99. Don't Spread Rumors
#100. Have a Speech to Counter Negative Comments
#101. Take Control of Your Career
How to keep your JOB in a Tough Competitive Market
by M.J. Kitson and B. Calandra
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