Let’s face it, we all have bad habits but are yours harming your digital marketing career?
Some people are constantly procrastinating, while others struggle with gossiping and persistent lateness. Whatever your misdemeanours might be, they may be stopping you from achieving the next milestone on the road to the ideal digital marketing career.
By defining and tackling your issues one at a time, you can transform yourself into a more desirable hire for any digital marketing group.
Here are just some of the habits that may be holding you back.
1. Constantly Cutting Corners and Missing Project Deadlines
Managers expect only the best from their employees. If your issues with time management mean that you’re always cutting corners to finish tasks promptly, or you’re frequently missing deadlines, this will eventually rub your boss the wrong way. Look for ways that you can speed up your processes, organise your day more efficiently, or delegate tasks to simplify your schedule.
2. Stretching The Truth
It’s tempting to tell a little white lie when you’re concerned that the truth might reflect badly on you. However, remember that both your team members and your employer need to be able to trust you if you’re going to work well together. Be honest and willing to own up to your mistakes, no matter how humiliating it might seem.
3. Failing to Follow Through
Agreeing with whatever your manager asks you to do may seem like a good idea at first. However, when it comes to crunch time, if you can’t follow through then you’ll begin to lose trust and your reputation will falter. Make sure that you only promise to do the things you’re sure you can accomplish.
4. Always Being Late to Work
When you arrive late for work, it can have a ripple effect on your performance for the rest of the day. Not only do you disappoint your manager with your lack of punctuality, but you’ll also be rushing to catch up with your schedule. This might mean that you miss deadlines or make mistakes in projects that lead to further problems in the future.
5. Having the‘Wrong Attitude’
There’s always someone in every company that seems to complain about everything. Unfortunately, these are rarely the people who get promotions when new opportunities arise. Projecting a negative attitude into the workplace can make other people feel less inclined to work with you. On the other hand, maintaining a positive view makes you more appealing to colleagues and leaders alike.
6. Addiction to Social Media
There’s a time and a place for social media. Staring at your smartphone and updating your Twitter feed when you should be focusing on demonstrating your tech skills can have a negative impact on your digital marketing career. If you struggle to unglue yourself from your social platforms, turn your phone off when you get to work and make sure that you don’t turn it on for the rest of the day. It will be tough at first, but it’ll also mean that you can concentrate exclusively on the task at hand.
7. Repeating Your Mistakes
We all make mistakes. In the professional world, it’s how you learn from your blunders that matters. The best employees know when to own up to their errors and learn from them. The next time you do something wrong in the workplace, ask yourself why the problem occurred and what you need to do in the future to avoid it. For instance, if you entered the wrong information on a Salesforce field, would better time management give you more room to double-check your entries next time?
8. Lone Wolf Syndrome
Finally, talented tech professionals don’t always have the best social skills. When you spend all your day sitting in front of a computer, it’s easy to forget that you work with a group of other people. While independence is great in some situations, it’s often the team players that see the most success at work. Think about how you can branch out and connect with other hires in your space. Offer to help with a complex task, ask for support on a new project, or simply check up on how co-worker assignments are going.
As tough as it can be to overcome bad habits, learning how to replace your flaws with positive work practices is often the key to becoming a more productive and promotable employee.
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