It’s a dream
indeed. You took a decision, worked day and night and got through every
screening process to lead a truly lavish professional life in Abu Dhabi. It has
been a great experience, learning from the best in the business and working in
corporations that foster growth at a global level. The money’s good and you’ve
got every modicum of happiness to make your work life in Abu Dhabi an
experience worth cherishing.
However, is money
the only thing you care about?
As in, an
emirate that invites work cultures and business practices from every corner of
the globe surely gives you a chance to inculcate habits that prove lucrative in
the long run. Time efficiency is one such thing which stands as a litmus test
for employers here to segregate candidates. Here are a few tips for you to be a
time efficient employee in Abu Dhabi. Drop a glance and better your chances to
ace that job.
Start
Prioritizing Your Work
Obviously,
working in leading Emirati Corporation, multitasking is the life-blood to exist
in a place as competitive as Abu Dhabi. Well, this does stand as the golden
rule of time management at work, be it any corner of the world. Each day, spot
3-4 tasks that are the most crucial to complete. Once you’re done with them,
you can always move on to work that came as a request maybe, or that wasn’t as
significant as the one you just did.
This also
calls for the need to say a simple ‘no’ to make some space in time. Making a
plethora of commitments might force you to juggle between engagements, hence
increasing the load on your head.
Delegation
Helps Too
It’s
agreeable that being under the pressure of being constantly noticed by your
boss, who controls your tenure in the company and your stay in Abu Dhabi as
well, you want to come up as the most efficient employee, every time. But,
taking all the load on your head would probably fester things, if not better
your chances for a promotion.
You did all
that hard work in securing a lucrative job offer, but it’s time to play a wee bit
smart. Unless, you are at the bottom of the totem pole, try splitting up
repetitive task and delegating them to your team members and subordinates.
However, you should always remember to be active in following up with each of
your colleagues and checking the progress at every step possible.
Start
Eliminating Distractions
Whatever may
happen, you should always hold on to the fact that it’s your employer who
sponsors your stay in the emirate. It’s not your friend you chat on Facebook
with or the girls you’re stalking on Twitter, it’s your hiring manager who
brought you to the country and made arrangements for your accommodation.
If time
wasters like web-browsing breaks and chit-chatting with your co-workers is what
annoys him, cut-off for a small period would be highly preferable. Don’t be
afraid to intercept or draw the line, wherever you feel
the need of it.
Get
Organized with Technology
Who said
it’s only about getting done with your work, technology can efficiently be used
to organize the same as well. It often happens that we lose ample time in
stacking up all the work we did. There’s so much you can save here, organizing
systems aren’t that complicated to implement.
Create
filing systems for documents and streamline all tasks assigned within a
specific time-frame. It’s really easy!
It’s your
chance to learn, to grow and to witness the best working environment in Abu
Dhabi. Make the most out of it and be judicious in whatever time you spend in
this exotic destination.
Author Bio: Anshuman Kukreti is a professional writer and a keen follower of the global job market. An engineer by qualification and an artist at heart, he writes on various topics related to employment across the Gulf. Reach him @ LinkedIn, Twitter and Google+.
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