Succeeding in the World of WorkUnit 4:
Joining the WorkforceWebQuestsWebQuest Internet Project
What It Takes to Stay Healthy What it takes to stay healthy is important as you enter the world of work. Starting a new job is exciting and stressful, which can affect your health, and your health can affect your job performance. In your new job, you'll get to know your new company, learn more about what is expected of you, meet your coworkers—and see how you fit in. The Task As a new employee, you will have much to learn in addition to what your job duties are and how to do them. You need to know what to expect on your first day of work, how attitudes affect your work, and how to manage stress that comes from making ethical decisions, being given criticism, and experiencing performance reviews. Your task is to provide information that gives tips to a friend who is starting a first job. The task should include the following: - the people you will meet on the first day;
- suggestions for making ethical workplace decisions;
- attitudes needed for job success;
- ways for people with unhealthy self-esteem to improve it;
- expectations of your performance review;
- ways to handle criticism;
- job stress management.
The Process To complete your task successfully, these Web sites can be helpful: www.iamnext.com/career/firstday.html
[suggestions for first day of new job] www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/decision/framework.html
[ethical decision making] http://midcareer.monster.com/articles/negotiationtips/negotmyths/[getting the most from your performance review] www.trans4mind.com/counterpoint/zimmerman2.shtml
[building positive attitudes at work] www.careerjournal.com/myc/climbing/20040810-raudsepp.html
[article about building self-esteem; quiz to assess] www.localcareers.com/seekers/articles/article.cfm?ID=136
[making mistakes & handling criticism] www.quintcareers.com/managing_job_stress.html
[job stress]
- List five things to expect on your first day at work.
- Identify and explain at least four things to consider in making ethical decisions.
- Identify the attitudes that you believe most affect work life.
- Identify four ways to improve self-esteem and two qualities of people who have healthy self-esteem.
- Explain four things to do to get the most from a performance review.
- Identify three ways to handle criticism.
- List five symptoms of stress and five ways to manage it.
Guidance These are some ideas that can make your project successful: - Explain some things to consider in preparing yourself for the first day of work.
- Identify a framework for making ethical workplace decisions.
- Explain some things you should do to prepare for job performance evaluations.
- Identify characteristics of a positive work attitude.
- Describe ways to respond to criticism in your job.
- Explain how to handle workplace stress.
Conclusion - Write a report or create a section in a career handbook on adjusting to a new job.
- Create personal guideline for making ethical decisions in the workplace.
- Describe what you believe are the easiest and most difficult positive workplace attitudes to develop.
- Make a checklist to follow so that your work will receive a positive job review.
- Identify the most positive way(s) that criticism of your school work has been given.
- Compare and contrast stresses in school with those in the workplace.
Questions - What first-day-of-work factors will be challenging to you?
- Whom would you go to (either at or outside of work) for advice about ethical issues in the workplace?
- Why do you think attitude is so important in the workplace?
- What are some ways to approach your work that will result in a positive review?
- What do you believe are positive ways to respond to criticism?
- What would you suggest to a friend who is experiencing stress at work?
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