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An Accountant, an Admin Clerk, and their Manager are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp.

They rub it and a Genie comes out.

The Genie says, “I’ll give each of you just one wish.”
“Me first! Me first!” says the Admin Clerk.

“I want to be in Hawaii, driving a speedboat, without a care in the world” Poof! She’s gone.

“Me next! Me next!” says the Accountant. “I want to be in Bali, relaxing on the beach with my personal masseuse, an endless supply of cocktails and the love of my life.” Poof! He’s gone.

“OK, you’re up,” the Genie says to the Manager.

The Manager says, “I want those two back in the office in an hour.”

Moral of the story: Always let your boss have the first say!

Part of my role is to work with graduates to place them into suitable job roles. One question I always like to ask candidates is “what is the most important thing you are looking for within your next career?” Some of the answers I hear over and over again is job security, training, progression and a good company culture.

From my experience a job can be much more if you feel comfortable within the workplace and if you form strong friendships and relationships with your colleagues.  Company culture continually changes along with the ups and downs of working within the business world. I have always found company culture is about fitting in, so it’s important to find common ground with different employees and grow the relationship through those mutual opinions.

Organising a social event outside of work such as dinner, drinks or a fun activity such as bowling can always assist in building a strong company culture and help employees to build relationships they may not have built whilst at work.

If you have any good ideas on how to build a strong company culture, please leave a comment below and let me know!

 Sophie

ProGrad is an assessment, training and placement centre that specialises in placing graduates into entry level business to business sales roles. For more information on ProGrad, or our services please call us directly on 02 8235 8300 or visit our website at www.prograd.com.au