Time management at work is very important and this is especially so among the newbies who are yet to get the hang of things in their new world. Your ability to manage your time is reflective of how successful you can be, not just in the corporate world, but outside of it too.
When you are a new employee in a company, it could get quite stressful especially the part when you are trying to learn everything at the soonest possible time. You need to juggle a number of things at work as you try to live a life beyond it at the same time. If you don't know how to handle your time well, you will surely be in hot water. Now, to make things easier for you, below are important tips you must follow:
• Understand your role - You must know what your responsibilities are and understand them well. Since you are a neophyte, it is just natural that you are clueless of what is expected of you. However, this can lead to delays and therefore affect your efficiency. In order to avoid wasting any precious moment, make sure that you clarify your job description and ask if there seems to be any gray areas.
• Important and urgent first - Time management at work involves doing the important and urgent things ahead of others. Prioritizing is very crucial. Do not drown yourself with the never-ending to-do list. List only the things you truly have to do and arrange them according to their level of importance and urgency.
• Estimate your time - Attach an estimated time to each task you have to accomplish. If you don't do this, you might end up working on something much longer than necessary. Also, be cautious of time robbers. These are the things you do unconsciously that eat up your time such as taking long coffee breaks, surfing the internet, or chatting over the phone. These things can be easily abused because they make you feel relaxed and eventually make you lose track of time. Next thing you know, a lot of your precious moments have already gone to waste.
• Make your first time perfect - or almost - There are a lot of people who cram and get stressed over resolving mini crises that could have been prevented if they only did things better the first time. Sure, no one and nothing is perfect, but everyone must set a very high personal standard. Every person must make a commitment that nothing should leave their hands unless they believe that they have already done and given their very best.
• Do it NOW - Newbies have a tendency to procrastinate, just like the tenured workers. There are times when they get too engrossed with savoring everything new that they end up not working on the things they need to, at the time they are expected to. At all times, be very cautious about your time management at work. It doesn't even matter if it's just your first day.
