5 Easy Steps to be More Successful at Work or in a Job Search - FlexJobs

5 Easy Steps to be More Successful at Work or in a Job Search - FlexJobs5 Easy Steps to be More Successful at Work or in a Job Search -4Here are five easy steps to help you kick yourself into gear and be mora successful at work or in your job search1. Aim to surprise your boss, co-workers, and people in your professional network often in a good way.Even in small ways, you can make yourself and ultimately your value to your company stand out.2. Take inventory of your accomplishments.Make a detailed list, including measurable metrics that help convey the list.3. Take inventory of your weaknesses.Make a list of areas that are important to your job, and that you want to improve upon or get become more knowledgeable in.4. Find ways to improve.Pull from both your accomplishments (how you can do more along those lines) and from your weaknesses (find a mentor or enroll in a business class, etc., to help).5. Set goals.Start with 5 or so, and add from there. Some can be small, some big. Then put a recurring appointment in your calendar to review once a month to see where you are, cross off ones youve done, and add new ones that come up.Truly, just being aware that you have a deciding role in how successful you are can help you BE successful at work and in your search. Yes, from time to time we can all be mercy tocircumstances (badeconomy, bad bosses, badco-workers, bad days, etc.), but its important to remember that YOU can help YOU be successful.