Keeping The Job

Yes! The job is yours! Now, it's about keeping the job. So the work is just beginning. And doing it well puts you on the way to keeping your job.

Show your employer that you are a valuable addition to the team. Follow these tips:

• Be on time or slightly early for your shift. You don't want to hang out and interfere with other people working, but you do want to be ready to go.



• Be productive - clean, straighten, be attentive - in the time you are not waiting on customers or doing something specific for your job.
• Try not to have frequent scheduling issues. Sure, everyone has conflicts. But since you considered your other responsibilities when you were looking for a job (and before accepting this one), you shouldn't have ongoing exceptions. At least not ones that weren't discussed with your employer when you interviewed (like you can't work on Wednesdays because you have band practice).

• Have a good attitude...it really is amazing how far that will get you (and how different it might be from your co-workers).

Even if your job is seasonal and temporary in nature, it can be the start of your worklife. It could turn into a more permanent job. Or the employer might welcome you back during the summer break (and then winter break...). At the least, you can have a good work reference on your next application.

Keeping the job is not hard - even if sometimes it is hard to have a job and balance all your other responsibilities. And what if it does get to be too much - for whatever reason - and it's time to leave? Do it professionally. Check out this page for more advice on leaving a job.