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Relating
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LAW
#1: Regard your personal integrity as one
of your most important assets. In the end run
there is hardly anything more important than your
own self-respect, and this alone should provide
ample incentive to maintain the highest standards
for honesty and sincerity of which you are capable.
But apart from all considerations of ethics and
morals, there are sound business reasons for conscientiously
guarding the integrity of your character. The integrity
to which we refer is easily described: if you have
high personal integrity, you are honest, morally
sound, trustworthy, responsible and sincere. The
priceless and inevitable reward for uncompromising
integrity is confidence: the confidence of superiors,
associates, subordinates and outsiders. All transactions
are enormously simplified and facilitated when your
word is as good as your bond and your motives are
above question.
LAW #2: Cultivate the habit of seeking other
peoples' opinions and recommendations. Particularly
as a beginning engineer, you cannot hope to know
all you must about your field and your employer's
business. There fore you must ask for help from
others; routinely seek out those who are "in the
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Getting
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Noah Loren, Detroit Diesel |
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The
saying goes, "You never get a second chance to make a
first impression." Being the new person in any situation,
especially the workplace, is often awkward but it provides
you with the opportunity to develop a good reputation
within your group and company that will carry through
your entire career. Keep in mind it is likely your co-workers
have been together for some time and they will look cautiously
at anyone new to the team. From the first time you are
introduced they will be evaluating you. So as the new
member of the group, you need to demonstrate your desire
and ability to be a valuable new addition. There are several
courses of action you can employ to ensure you make a
good impression. A number of these items have already
been discussed and are reiterated in later sections: |
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Get
to know the people in your group, - Learn their
names and job duties. It is ok to ask them about
where they went to school and some of their job
experiences. Always keep it on a professional level.
Never ask about their personal life. |
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Be
someone that can be counted on - That means not
only being at work everyday and being on time, but
also following through on all of your commitments.
Your word means everything. |
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Offer
to help the other engineers and volunteer for jobs
and tasks - This not only demonstrates your willingness
to be a team player, but it aides you in learning
the system and your development as an engineer. |
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Ask
pertinent questions - Developing as an engineer
means learning as you work. There might be times
when you are stumped. It is acceptable to ask your
co-workers questions. The key, however, is to attempt
to find the answer first by yourself. This provides
you with more insight to the problem. When you finally
ask the question, it demonstrates your knowledge
of the work. Asking too many questions gives the
impression you can't think for yourself. |
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Don't
be a know it all - In the workplace the emphasis
is on contributing to the group and ultimately the
product you are working on. That means contributing
as part of a team. As an entry-level engineer you
bring to the table the sum of your technical education.
You lack the experience and the practical application
of that knowledge. The best approach for you during
your first few months is to learn. Share your opinions
and suggestions when you are asked. Don't act like
you are the smartest one in the group and have all
the answers. It is the quickest way to damage your
reputation. |
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Learn
to work with different types of people - Today's
workplace is a diverse mixture of personalities,
gender, religions, races, nationalities and cultures.
Take the time to understand the people you work
with, their likes and dislikes, their approach to
the job and any other traits that distinguish them.
Be very mindful that what might be acceptable behavior
to you might offend someone else. So pay attention
to what you do and say and learn to appreciate the
differences in the people you work with. In the
end you do have two things in common, you are all
engineers and you work for the same company. |
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