How to Stand Out From the Crowd of Professionals Entering the Workforce

Meet and exceed expectations

Aim to deliver value 

Do not engage in unhealthy competition 

Be a team player in all you do.

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Have respect for work rules 

Regarding punctuality, communication, and dress 

Always show the best manners 

Develop good work habits and etiquette.

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Have a service heart and a servant heart 

Help everyone get better in your group

Be generous with credit, praise, and recognition

Make sure to give credit where credit is due.

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Ask for feedback, and act on feedback 

Show respect for unexpected ideas and views 

Make sure yours is not the only voice that’s heard

And consider the impact on others, of any action you choose.

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Respect superiors, peers, and those junior to you

Be a continuous example as you grow in your role and tenure

Be known as someone who treats all people with dignity and respect

And someone who leaves a legacy of good feelings and tenor.

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Keep ethics front and forward

Never let temptations make you lose your way

Have a list of guiding principles and values

And check your actions against them at the end of each day.

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Keep growing as priorities shift, dear professional

Be open to learning new things

Have an open mind to new technologies, systems, and ideas

Adapt to whatever the wheels of market demand and change, brings.

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Embrace diversity and inclusion,

Use an expanding mind to avoid situations and strife

Learn to look at commonalities rather than differences

So however diverse the team, you are able to thrive.

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Build strong relationships as you go

With a foundation of trust and competence as your base

View your career as an expanding web of collaborative connections

This will ensure you have a future place.

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Be both optimistic and realistic

Ready to deal with a career's ebbs and flows

Look upon all opportunities and challenges as a gift

Inviting you to participate, inviting you to grow.

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Oh, and one, last thing, dear reader

Don’t forget to give back, as you go

Show gratitude to those you owe a debt to

And bless those who have less, as life gives you more.