Job Seeking TipsBy Millennium Personnel Corp.

Most people want to be described as technically competent, socially skilled, of strong character, and committed to their work, their team, and their company. Research shows that the most favorably regarded traits are trust, humility, and capability.
Asking myself the question: What do I want my key co-workers to say about me when I’m not in the room? Or, I might ask myself the question: What do my co-workers think of me professionally? The answer to this question represents your undesired professional image.
You can never know exactly what all of your key co-workers think about you, or how they would describe you when you aren’t in the room. You can, however draw clues about your current professional image based on your interactions with key co-workers. People often give you direct feedback about your personality that tells you what they think about your level of competence, character, and commitment. Other times, you may receive indirect signals about your image, through job assignments or referrals and recommendations. Taken together, these direct and indirect signals shape your perceived professional image, your best guess of how you think your key associates analyze you.
In order to create a positive professional image, impression management must effectively accomplish two tasks: build integrity and maintain authenticity. When you present yourself in a manner that is both true to self, valued and believed by others, impression management can yield a host of favorable results. These results can benefit you, your co-workers and the company you work for. On the other hand, when you present yourself in a poor manner, you will yield equally poor results and this can hurt you, your co-workers and the company’s image.