You have put a lot of time and effort into your job search and getting the job. The most effective employee utilizes certain skills to make transitioning into the working world smoother while maintaining balance between work and life. Whether it’s your first job or your second or third career, these tips and tools will help you to reach your full potential.
- Survive Your First Day of Work
- 10 Tips for Your First Day of Work
- Your First Job: Making a Good Impression
- Tips on How to Keep the Job
- Stay Relevant in a Career
- Email Etiquette
- Grammarly
- 10 Ways to Maximize Your Workday
Commuting
TMASF Connects offers extensive commute resources – our mission is to help commuters explore their trip options and provide alternatives to driving alone to work. Check out the commute section for tips for getting around the Bay Area and other commuting resources.
Telecommuting and Flextime
- Definition
- Telecommuting Policy and Program
- Statistics: Cost and Benefits
- Telecommuting Myths
- Flextime Schedule Variations
- MIT Flextime Program
- Employer Best Practices for Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities
- Samples of Schedule Change Request Forms
Image and Etiquette
- How to Apply Makeup for a Job Interview
- Makeup Tips for Work
- Lens Crafters
- Pearle Vision
- Building a Wardrobe for Work
- Dress for Success
- Wardrobe for Opportunity
- Alliance of Career Development Nonprofits
- Toward a More Civil Work Place- Avoiding Offensive Behavior on the Job
- Giving At the Office without Going Broke
- Why Do Sick People Go To Work? Unhealthy Fear
- Skills You Need
- 8 Ways to Make a Good Impression at Work
The Rules
- Cal/OSHA Division of Occupational Safety and Health
- California Labor & Workforce Development Agency
- California Department of Industrial Relations
- EmployeeIssues.com – Resources about job safety, benefits, rights and much more
- Nolo Employee Rights
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Cleverism – Beginner’s Guide to Employment Law
Managing Success
You’ve Earned It — Now Manage It
- America Saves Week
- Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
- 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy – Savings Tips and Resources for every Stage of Life
- IRS Tax Info for Individuals
- Money Instructor – Budget Planning and Lessons
- Turbotax
- Tax Guide for Veterans
- Military Life Insurance
- Understanding Withholdings
- Understanding your Benefits – Working with a Disability in California
- Understanding your Tax Bracket
- Tax Lessons for College Students
- Salary Index
- Salary Negotiation
- Why Women Don’t Negotiate Their Job Offers
Work-Life Balance
- Manage Your Work, Manage Your Life
- WebMD 5 Tips for Better Work-Life Balance
- Stress Management: How to Reduce, Prevent, and Cope with Stress
- Stress Management Resources from MindTools
- How to Leave Your Problems at Work
- Work-Life Balance: Ways to Restores Harmony and Reduce Stress
- EPA: Benefits for the Commute
- Advantages and Disadvantages in the Workplace
- Integrating Work and Family Life
Workplace Productivity & Morale
- The Incalculable Value of Finding a Job You Love
- How to Increase Worker Morale
- Downtime Central
- Employee Motivation
Networking
Word of mouth is the most valuable tool you have when looking for a job or looking for your next job: find people who are hiring, find people who know people, get advice, make new friends with people in the same business as you are. Great opportunities come from building relationships. Refer to the links and interest groups below for ways to get started.
- University of California Berkeley – Definition of Networking
- Tips to network
- 10 Tips for Successful Business Networking
- How to Network: 17 Tips for Shy People
- Bay Area Job Seekers and Professionals Looking to Network
- Chinatown Merchant’s Association
- San Francisco Business Times Events Calendar
- San Francisco Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- South of Market Business Association
