Being new in the working world, I am sure you are eager to show off your newfound skills and
knowledge. However, out there in the working world some basic work effective habits can increase your productivity. By being
consistently effective at your work increases your chances of success in your career.

          The 5 effective work habits are:

1. Volunteer for Assignments

One of the best ways to signal that you are a keen learner and are not afraid of hard work is to volunteer for assignments.
Especially assignments that no one seems interested to do. However, before that do assess your own skills and knowledge
to see if you can confidently accomplish it. If you are confident in completing the task in full and perfection, go ahead and
volunteer for it.

However, do remember one thing. Under promise and over deliver on the assignment you volunteered. Do not be too
confident that you turn a perfect opportunity into mess. Once you start the project, see it till the end. You would be seen as
someone who is courageous enough to take on additional assignments. You would also be seen as someone who follows
through in your work. This is the first habit you need to internalize.

2. Be Nice to People

I am sure we have all heard this often enough. Be nice to people regardless of their rank and designation. It sound
philosophical but when you are nice to people they go out of their way to help you. And being new in an organization you
would never know what sort of help you would need. Colleagues often like to work with nice talented people. When you have
this effective work habit you increase the chances of people wanting you to work on their team.

Being nice to people is just common courtesy. There is nothing extra ordinary about this particular habit that you need
special skills. A smile in the morning and a “Good Morning” is a good start. In this day and age, people working in pressurized
environments often use stress as an excuse when they blow up. Is this necessary? Nice is often reciprocated by nice. In fact,
it can lower your stress level.

3. Prioritize Your Work

We all love to start work on things that are close to our hearts. However, often these may not be the most urgent and
important in our list of tasks in the workplace. When you select things you are more interested in rather than work that is
more important or urgent, you lower your chances of success.

Have a list of things to do according to its strategic importance to your company. Know your role in completing the tasks at
hand in order to achieve that corporate goal. When you prioritize your work, you are more productive and that increases your
chances of career success.

4. Stay Positive

As someone new in the working world it is very easy to feel down because you are new. You are not used to the work
system. You have new people to deal with and people in the working world who behave very differently from school. It takes
a lot of getting used to. There will be office politics to deal with regardless of how little.

Be above all these and stay positive in the face of challenges. When you are positive you remain focused on your goals. You
make better decisions and therefore become more productive.

5. Highlight a Problem but Bring Solutions

The last effective work habit of the five effective work habits is to bring solutions each time you highlight a problem to your
boss or management. You need to remember that when you bring problems and not solutions, it is often construed as
complaining.

To avoid that label, offer solutions. A range of possible solutions also indicates to your boss that you have thought this
through before approaching him/her with a problem. Have in mind a recommended solution amongst those you suggested.

These are the 5 effective work habits I constantly drill into new employees who are fresh graduates in our company. At first
glance, these may seem like common sense. However, in actual working environment people tend to sometimes forget these
very basic effective work habits, and don't practice them often enough. Internalize these and consistently practice them to
increase your chances of success.