Reading Skills for Today's Adults

It is important to make a good impression when you start a new job. Here are some tips:

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• Dress in the right clothes. Find out if your new job has a dress code and follow it. Always be neat and clean.

• Get to work on time or early for every shift.

• Pay attention to introductions. Your boss may introduce you to coworkers. These coworkers will be important to you. They will answer your questions when the boss is not around.

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• Ask plenty of questions. You employer will tell you what you need to know. Ask questions if you don’t understand.

• Do not take too long for lunch. Find out how much time you have for lunch. Always be back from lunch on time.

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• Do not make personal phone calls or send personal texts.

• Never be the first one to leave at the end of a shift. Leave with your coworkers.