WORK IMMERSION 1

• WORK ETHIC is a standard of conduct and values for job performance.
• ATTENDANCE - Attends, arrives, and leaves on time, tells superior in advance of planned absences, and makes up tasks promptly.
• CHARACTER - Displays loyalty, honesty, dependability, reliability, and initiative, seeks continuous learning, and self-control.
• TEAMWORK - Respects the rights of others, displays a customer service attitude, helpful, and confident, knows his/her role.
• APPEARANCE - Displays proper dress, grooming, hygiene, and manners.
• PRODUCTIVITY - Follows safety practices, conserves resources, and follows instructions.
• ATTITUDE - Shows optimism, appears confident and has true hopes of self, and teachable.
• ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS - Shows skills in management, prioritizing, and dealing with change.
• COMMUNICATION - Displays proper verbal and non-verbal skills and listens.
• COOPERATION - Displays leadership skills; properly handles criticism, conflicts, and stress; maintains proper relationships with peers and follows chain of command.
• COMMON REASONS WHY EMPLOYEES ARE FIRED

  • Lack of skills [soft skills or behavioral skills]
  • Unsatisfactory interpersonal and communication skills
  • Poor personality traits 
• RESPECT - Deals properly with diversity, shows understanding and tolerance.
• WORKPLACE SAFETY - It refers to the working environment that emcompasses all factors that impact the safety, health, and well-being of employees.
• EMPLOYEES

  For workers, injuries or illnesses can cause:

  • Pain and suffering,
  • Loss of income and financial well-being,
  • Damaged relationships,
  • Loss of job or career,
  • Health-care costs, 
  • Loss of life.
• EMPLOYERS

  For small companies, one injury can mean financial disaster. Costs to include:

  • Production losses
  • Wages for work not performed
  • Increased workers' compensation insurance costs
  • Damage to equipment or machinery
  • Hiring and/or training new employees
  • Decline in product quality and worker morale
• Identifying the Workplace Hazards - A workplace safety analysis checklist can make a world of difference for a company.
• Developing a company-wide workplace safety training program - Building a safe workplace requires a team effort.
• Gearing up for safety - Effective workplace safety requires the right gear.
• Keeping emergency exits clear - It is essential to set up emergency exits throughout your workplace.
• Encouraging workers to stay active - Some workers may be more susceptible to heart disease, obesity, muscular issues and other long-term health issues.
• Helping employees manage workplace stress - A company that limits workplace stress can help employees remain calm, cool, and collected regardless of the situation.
• Giving workers opportunity to speak-up - Provide workers with the opportunity to share their workplace safety concerns.
• HAZARDS - It pertains to a dangerous phenomenon, substance, human activity or condition. 
• • SAFETY HAZARDS - These are the most common and will be present in most workplaces at one time or another. They include unsafe conditions that can cause injury, illness and death.
• • BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS - These are any hazards that you experience while working with people, animals, infectious plants or other microorganisms.
• • CHEMICAL HAZARDS - These hazards happen when an employee is exposed to any harmful chemicals (gas, liquid or solids) at the workplace. 
• PHYSICAL HAZARDS - These are environmental factors that can harm a person. Ex. UV Rays, Sound Pollution, Electricity
• • ERGONOMIC HAZARDS - These hazards occur when the nature of the work, work body positions and other working conditions cause physical strain to your body.
• • WORK ORGANIZATION - More than hazards, these are stressors that trigger stress and panic in workers.
• A résumé is a concise, informative summary of your abilities, education, and experiences.
• FORMATS of resume

  • Reverse-Chronological order
  • Functional Format
  • Combination Format
• REVERSE CHRONOLOGICAL FORMAT - This format lists job experience starting with the most recent one first.
• FUNCTIONAL FORMAT - This type of resume focuses on skills rather than chronology. It highlights your strengths and qualifications instead of listing your previous jobs.
• COMBINATION FORMAT - A mix of both reverse-chronological order and functional format.
• TRADITIONAL - include questions that focus on developing an understanding of information from your resume.
• A job interview is a conversation which occurs between a potential employer and a job applicant.
• BEHAVIORAL - Behaviour-based interviewing (BBI) is used to assess how you have handled specific employment related situations in your previous job.
• STRESS - A stress interview is used to assess how you respond to stress and under extreme pressure.
• ABSTRACT - Interviewers may be trying to see if you can quickly process and answer a question or deal with a stressful or unknown situation.
• COMPETENCY - Competency based interviews are used by hiring managers to assess your soft skills and interpersonal competencies.