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Many people follow everyone into the workplace in confusion after leaving school. They don't have much idea about career planning. Before thinking about entering the workplace, why not think about how you want to leave the workplace?

Entering the workplace, each position will have different tests. To maintain good performance in the workplace, in addition to improving self-professional ability , more comprehensive ability training is also required .

The book I want to share today is: " Workplace Freshman Teaching and Warfare Handbook "

This book contains 48 work principles. Aside from the traditional method of discussion, it shares various theories and practical verifications. Knowledge and skills, from the professional analysis of the environment, the psychological level of job seekers, and the speaking skills of communicating with others, this book is very suitable for people who are new to the society and who want to change the runway.

Who is the author ?

There are four authors of this book. They are speakers of "Let the Crazy Fly". In addition to their respective areas of expertise, they have also developed different fields horizontally and diversified, supplemented by other expertise to enhance added value. Completion of these, and along with them along the way, is the ability to solve problems. In this book, the simplest words will allow readers to understand the most complex experiences, and find better ones for the abilities they lack in their workplaces. practice .

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Skills you need to have before entering the workplace

Entering the workplace, from interviews to inauguration, from newcomers to senior executives, each position will have different tests, and the difficulty of the test at each stage is also different. During the process of writing the article, the author has interviewed several business executives and HR consultants. The company's expectations of employees' abilities are roughly divided into five categories.

Information power, team power, project power, perception power, growth power 



1. Information power

The company will evaluate your ability to absorb new information. No matter how much prior knowledge you have, in the face of the ever-changing information age, the real value lies in being able to continuously understand new things. Reports or oral presentations, so that the supervisor and colleagues can grasp your current understanding , are of great help to the training effect.

2. Teamwork

Maintain good interaction and communication with the team, find the most suitable position for each cooperation task, bring more benefits to the company, and reduce the wear and tear of team friction.

3.  Project power

When encountering a problem, you must use your own expertise to analyze the whole picture of the event and find out the real key factors. If you cannot fully understand the situation, you must try to reason with the information and logic at hand.

No one will be a newcomer for a lifetime. After all, some tasks need you to face alone. When you don't have to ask your senior supervisors about everything, you can already make correct judgments yourself, and then you can become an independent employee.

4.  Perception

Everyone in the workplace has different personalities. There is no shortcut to understanding other people's emotions. Only through constant communication and understanding the reasons for each other's emotions can we remind ourselves in our daily life not to deliberately step on each other's pain points.

In addition to understanding others, it is also very important to know how to examine yourself, keep abreast of your physical and mental changes at any time, don't drag your body down due to work pressure, and maintain your physical and mental health to be highly effective in the workplace.

5. Growth ability

No matter what industry you are in, once you stop growing, you will soon catch up with the times and be eliminated by the trend.

Do not bring the habits of student days into the workplace

After entering the workplace, every day is a mid-term exam, and no one will supervise your growth.

When you are a student, you pay the tuition, the school provides the education and learning environment: in the workplace, the boss pays the salary, and you have to provide the company with the capacity and service.

In a low-fault-tolerance environment, please ensure that your ability exceeds the difficulty of the work at this stage. For details that you have not yet figured out in your work, use the rest time to ask colleagues or supervisors, and arrange self-study time. Even if there is a novice training period, Don't habitually delay reaching your goals until the last minute , which will put a lot of pressure on yourself or your colleagues.

How to face an interview?

Many people imagine that the interview is a story about "self"'s life experience, telling all the things worth showing off along the way, nearly 95% of the content is boring to the other party .

The author mentioned that in addition to being well prepared in the interview, one should also show a "sincere" attitude in the interview, in order to have the opportunity to stand out among the many job seekers.

What is "limited sincerity"?

Limited sincerity refers to showing "the inadequacy of what you are trying to do" in the interview situation .
We must examine our own soft power and hard power. Before becoming a good performer, we must first learn the ability of self-awareness, job vacancy research and problem analysis.

1. Examine soft power

The questions prepared by the supervisor during the interview are all required for the position. In the future, you may also encounter such a problem. Check whether both parties have the same understanding. This stage is not necessarily a test of "compatibility of ability" . When stating one's own weaknesses, other potential values ​​must be extended , otherwise it is easy to be eliminated.

Example: Candidate A’s personality is easy to think first, giving the impression of being more silent, but this position requires the development of new customers. Although he can’t get in touch with customers from the beginning, he is also good at thinking and listening. It is possible to quickly think about the needs of customers and quickly provide the right products that meet the needs of the other party.

2. Examine hard power

During the interview, the challenging part of the job title may be our weakness in job search. We don’t need to panic when we mention the weakness. If there is something that can be made up, please show a clear plan with a positive attitude.

For example: Job seeker B wants to apply for a position that requires English ability. At this time, he can mention that he is not proficient in basic English ability and is currently studying English. It is estimated that he will get the TOEIC certificate within three months.

3. Sharing of work experience setbacks

When asked about past work setbacks, it is not to share "examples of failure", but how to face and deal with situations after encountering failures and setbacks . The test is attitude and problem-solving ability. It is best to mention related to this The more direct relevant experience in the job vacancy, and then accurately say the effect, evaluation and harvest.

The most important thing is, don't always mention "I will work hard" and "I will try my best" during the interview because this is not a kind of ability, but a "hard-working interviewer" that senior interviewers are afraid of.

4 interview simulation scenarios with core competencies required

1.  Analytical skills – problem solving skills

Supported by data and deeds, and then bringing in your own opinions, it is more accurate and persuasive than standard answers.

For example: applying for the position of product marketing manager, how to start planning the development of OO products in the Southeast Asian market ? Answers

with analysis: A while ago, I saw the OO product market report in the Southeast Asian market in 2020 , and it happened to mention that the most influential channel is OOO . Preliminary research can be started in this area.

2.  Communication skills – especially communication skills

The cause and effect are clear and there are descriptions of the application scenarios, which proves that you have obtained the unique information of the other party in the communication, rather than just dealing with the response and introduction of the version.

Example: For a group interview with more than three people, you need to introduce the interviewers in your group to the interviewer.

Answers with communication skills:
I feel that OOO is a person who can drive the analysis in the early stage, because he has XXX experience, and can provide XXX help at the beginning of the project, so that we can clarify the goal more quickly.

3.  Execution planning ability

Quickly understand the mission objectives, identify key resources and irreplaceable manpower, and then use the aforementioned planning as the main axis to weave a complete execution plan.

Example: There is a XXX project plan, you are responsible for the overall planning and execution, and outline the preparation process and division of labor.

Answers with the ability to execute planning:
The core focus of this task seems to be in the AAA, and the BBB task needs to be completed first. It will probably require two people with CCC capabilities, and it will take two weeks to complete the other detailed planning. BBB tasks are arranged as the core.

4.  Information processing capability

From texts, dialogues, data charts and other data, through observation and comparison, quickly intercept more relevant information, in limited time, to conduct more efficient discussions, and in the most limited resources, to make the most effective 's test.

Example: This is a brief project analysis report. Please explain your judgment and reasons on the content of the report.

Answers with information processing skills:

When A just explained the market analysis situation, the problems mentioned include OOO and XXX. Compared with other problems, these two factors are indeed the two factors that have the greatest impact on the performance figures. If we can start from these two points, maybe There will be good results.

6 Personal Skills That Become a Team Fighter

1.  Communication skills

Think clearly about the person you want to talk to, confirm the goal of the conversation, and choose appropriate words and expressions, so that the other party can truly accept your thoughts.

The book also mentions a practical briefing structure: goals and risks → program comparison → communication and promotion → technical supplements. You can also use this process for planning and preparation before making proposals and communication.

2.  Learning ability

There are two types of learning objectives: one is standard purpose and the other is practical purpose.

For example, in order to be able to sell their own company's products, and write a marketing submission and promotional activities, etc. , in order to practice the purpose set up by a certain task, can they truly empower learning .

3. Critical thinking

In the book, it breaks the traditional cognition of "doing things and not people" and believes that every sentence should be true to things and people, but the key point is "without emotion" . In the process, "why does he think so?" motivation, we can understand and apply this advice more precisely.

Analytical inference is also divided into four steps: identity analysis→motivation analysis→review your purpose→result inference.

4. Persuasion

It is never you who persuade people, but the fact that the other party can accept.

In addition to "let the other party have the benefit of the picture", the content itself should also include "self or the other party", "there is a picture, no picture" and "whether there is a benefit", in addition, try not to use adjectives to persuade people, but presenting "good observable facts".

5. Talking Power

There are three common problems in the work of examples in the book for further analysis

Level 1: Not enough talk 

The message is not expressed accurately enough, especially in the communication software, a more efficient way of narration can be used:

"@OO, we have just discussed and mentioned two solutions, roughly OOO, and some results will be OOO; another It is OOO, the result will be OOO, please choose a plan, and then we will implement it as soon as possible.”

This will allow the other party to understand the sentence we want to express more quickly, rather than just a sentence “@OO What do you think?” .

Layer 2: Content has no structure

When explaining things to others, you need to have a clear logic, and redesign the message text from the perspective of the reader. The content needs to include four core structures of "target", "core content", "supplementary explanation" and " To Do Things ".

Level 3: Speech is not clear enough

Please avoid overuse of adjectives and avoid ambiguity.

Ambiguous statement: "I hope there will be a big wedding reception"
Explicit statement: "I hope there will be 100 tables, at least in a hotel class venue like the OO Hotel"

Make it clear, and the other person will understand what you want to express more quickly.

6. Emotional power

All emotional responses are part of a biological protection mechanism, and two things must be carefully considered, both at the moment of the event and after the event is over:

What's really bothering me about the incident?

What is the reason for the incident?

Try to record your own emotional changes and understand these subtle triggering conditions, you can master your emotions more accurately, know the problem in advance, and it will be much easier to deal with!

learn to understand yourself

The author mentioned a point in the book, why do you lose yourself?
Mainly because "doing things you don't like can gain recognition and a sense of accomplishment." Over time, you will lose confidence in yourself.

If you have a direction in your efforts, every day will pass quickly and tiringly. If you only work hard for the sake of hard work, then every day will pass slowly and tiringly.

Don't just want to take care of other people's emotions in the workplace, sometimes you have to stop and listen to your own voice. Here the author also proposes four steps to hear your own voice again:

1. Find where cognition is distorted, where emotions are hidden:

Sometimes we don't really feel sad about some people and things, but we want to find an outlet in our hearts, so we make up many reasonable reasons to feel sad.

2. Release the old defense work:

Excessive self-requirement: I want to gain the affirmation and attention of others through continuous efforts.

Self-pathologizing: If you can’t meet your high requirements, and you have only a low level of connection with others, then you will want to show everyone the appearance of someone else who can allow you to collapse.

3. Reasons that haven't let you die:

All actions are meaningful, and the outcome may be bad, but the process is brave. Think back to anything you put your mind into in the process of working hard, and write down what you have done in the past month to "make yourself look unusual". After the hard work, you will definitely get some sense of accomplishment from it.

4. To regain our emotions, we all want to know ourselves:

It’s okay to hide unhappiness or anger because of work or the present, but it’s important to be aware of your emotional state; having a long-term sense of self-worth helps us attract better people.

Key mark

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"When you receive a task, can you ask the real needs concisely?" Knowing that the needs may still fail, but taking action without asking the needs is almost impossible to succeed.

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Always mentioning "I will work hard" is the most irresponsible answer. You must at least mention what attempts and efforts you have made, because most business owners like those who are both smart and hard-working. Discount plus points, if you do not meet the low consumption, how can you add discount points?

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Our best end is not to be the other you desire, but to be yourself again.

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If you have just arrived at the company, you are not so familiar with the team, and you cannot distinguish between laughter and laughter, then the best way to integrate into the meeting is to be jittery, stay focused and smile, not take the initiative to talk, but always be ready to answer preparation.

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"Who you are" is more important than "Who do you know".

Epilogue

After reading the "Workplace Freshman Teaching and Warfare Handbook", I really like some of the concepts mentioned in this book. The first step in entering the workplace is not just academic skills, but a goal to find a job that you love and are willing to devote wholeheartedly to , and the real test is how to survive in the workplace ecology, the core competencies necessary in group cooperation, and how to accurately ask and persuade others are all tests. Through the concepts mentioned in this book, we can face In the workplace, taking less detours will help a lot in future career development and owning your own business.

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