How to Be a Good Employee

How to be a good employee

In today’s society, it is very challenging to find good employees. Good hires are not happening by accident or luck anymore. Yet, employers also recognize that valuable employees are quickly becoming rare commodity. There is a lot of confusion these days whether a person is competent or not. Most times, employers don’t know what kind of workers they have hired until it is too late. Hiring the wrong people may lead to a serious disaster. Some skills are universal to every job, and others are job specific. All jobs require a good work ethic and problem solving. The profile of a good employee includes a variety of personal attributes, work qualities, and being a team player.

First, great attributes of an employee can bring good news. Every employee should appreciate differences in others. He or she builds constructive relationships to the benefit of the organization. It is rare for a person who waits and listens before acting. Yet, carefully listening to instructions will reduce mistakes and prevent accidents. Practicing on giving credit to others, whenever complemented on a job well done, always share the spotlight with those who helped. This will improve and strengthen morale among fellow employees. It will also build trust among them, for they will be confident on someone will look out and speak up for them, especially when no one else will. Social interaction is sometimes lost in a work place. Often people especially teens and young adults who were not taught better, do not know how to interact with others. When someone addresses another employee, one should kindly respond. Letting the person know that they were heard is a common courtesy. This alone will set someone apart from others who routinely say nothing, but stare blankly into space. Responding to people is just another way of showing them that they matter. An employee’s attributes can influence their ability to work and relate with others.

Second, employees should have good work qualities. Being dependable is one of them. Other co-workers should be able to depend on a fellow employee. Arriving work on time, returning phone calls, and performing tasks on time can lead to achieving a consistent level of quality and excellence. A good employee takes initiative, they go out of their way to help out another person. There is a huge difference between an employee who does things on their own and one who doesn’t. A good employee takes responsibility. When they are given a task, they do a good job and see the task through to completion. They are responsible for their own actions and the work they produce. An employee should have continuous desire to learn, positive attitude, willing to go the extra mile and willing to accept challenges from others and from self. Too many workers do only what they are required to do, and nothing more. A person can instantly increase their value to the company by going above and beyond what is expected of one self. An employee that cares about the company in which he or