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Tips for Falling in Love with Your Job
Life can be hard. Between work, school and kids often your stress level is off the charts and there just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in a day to get it all done. But that doesn’t mean you have to dread going to your place of employment every day. These smart tips can help you deal.
One of the biggest complaints is employees don’t feel they have achievable goals. This contributes to job monotony and lack of motivation. Combat it by creating a list of job skills you want to learn. Take a look at your current duties and see what areas can be improved upon. No matter what your title and responsibilities, there is always room for growth. Set up a meeting with your supervisor to discuss how to advance your career. He or she may not even be aware you are interested in moving up in the company.
It is often said the only thing you really control is your attitude. And while that may sound like a tired cliché, it’s true. Take a few moments during your commute to focus on being positive. Remind yourself of what you liked about your job at the beginning. Now perhaps you love interacting with guests from all over the world or the ability to work without being micro-managed. Or maybe on the really stressful days, the only thing that makes you happy is the free coffee, snacks and lunch. Often it’s the little things that get you through the day.
Keep your job in perspective in terms of your overall life. These days people work for a wide variety of reasons. Perhaps you have your main career but are also working a couple of part-time side hustles. Or maybe you’re a full-time student while also working a full-time night job as a restaurant server or hotel front desk clerk. Whatever your situation, always remember, your job is only one portion of your life and don’t allow employment negativity to overshadow the good.
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Should I Go To Culinary School?
While your life right now is pretty good, you can’t help but wonder if continuing your education wouldn’t be a smart move. Here are some important questions to consider before taking on such a commitment.
Culinary school can be costly. And while the majority of nationally recognized culinary schools offer financial aid remember those student loans will have to be paid back with interest.
Often unless you’re going into some type of highly specialized field such as medicine, law, or computer science, most employers aren’t focused on your college degree major. They just want to see you had the drive, determination and discipline to get through a two or four year college program.
Many professional chefs believe while a culinary school teaches good basic knowledge about the food and beverage industry, it doesn’t provide the solid hands-on experience that comes from actually working in a restaurant.
Thanks to a myriad of reality cooking shows students can have a false sense of what working in the restaurant business is really like. And unfortunately some culinary schools don’t do enough to dispel the fantasy that anyone can become a celebrity chef with a glamorous lifestyle. They don’t talk about the long hours, working nights, weekend and holidays, the daily boring repetition of prep work and most importantly, the low wages that come with entry level food and beverage positions.
Earning a culinary degree doesn’t automatically guarantee a top position. In fact, chances are you will be passed over for even a line cook, server or bartender position if someone with real life experience is also applying. The restaurant business is fast paced and most establishments can’t be bothered trying to train a new employee with no experience.
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From Desk Clerk to General Manager – Tips for Advancing your Career
Perhaps you took a position as a hotel front desk clerk or room attendant, or a restaurant server or bartender simply to pay the bills, but after being behind the scenes you’d like to advance your position and make a career for yourself. Congratulations! You’ve chosen fields in which there will always be a need for dedicated experienced personnel. But now the most important question is how do you stay on track and keep moving up?
You’ve made a major life decision; now don’t blow it by losing focus. Realize early on that simply showing up on time and putting in the work probably isn’t going to get you moving up that ladder as fast you want or deserve. Being competent is important but it alone isn’t going to get you where you want to go. Make sure your immediate supervisor knows when you go above and beyond. And don’t hesitate to inform your current boss as well as upper management that you have higher career goals.
Network, network and then network some more. Just because you currently aren’t where you want to be doesn’t mean you should sit on the sidelines. Surrounding yourself with people in the same industry provides the opportunity for a mentor or even someone with the connections to actively help you achieve your objective sooner.
Keep learning. The more you know, the more opportunities there are and quite often those opportunities translate into a better paying managerial position. Transferable skills are highly sought after especially in the service industry where workers are often transient. The more positions you are capable of filling often gets you front and center with those who have the authority to help you climb that corporate ladder.
Whether searching for a temporary gig to pay off some unexpected bills, a permanent part-time side hustle or just a foot in the door where you can show off your skills and talents, Staffing One Services to here to help. Please contact one of our experienced staffing representatives today for more information.
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