Read on for advice on being an awesome candidate when your job requirement checklist needs some work.

100 Terrific Tips to Exceed Employer Expectations

1. Understand the company’s mission and your role in it.
2. Think positively.
3. Display integrity.
4. Admit mistakes and learn from them.
5. Develop your full potential.
6. Take reasonable risks.
7. Make decisions as if you owned the company.
8. Present a great first impression.

10 Ways to Meet and Exceed Your Boss’s Expectations

• Manage expectations.
• Communicate.
• Ask questions.
• Display a positive attitude.
• Be a team player.
• Become self-motivated.
• Keep your skills up-to-date.
• Be flexible.

1. Focus on Your Transferable Skills.
2. Complete a Pre-Interview Project.
3. Find a Direct Connection at the Company.
4. Figure Out the Non-Negotiables.
5. Read Between the Lines.
6. Use Your Cover Letter to Make Your Value Add Clear.

The best solution is to assert yourself and approach your boss with your concerns.

• Review and Make a List. Review a copy of your job description.
• Ask for a Meeting. Ask your boss for a meeting to clarify your job responsibilities.
• Discuss Your Job Responsibilities.
• Paraphrase to Clarify.
• Follow Up.

What are roles and responsibilities? Roles refer to one’s position on a team. Responsibilities refer to the tasks and duties of their particular role or job description. For a supervisor or team leader to effectively delegate, however, they must understand that individual’s role at the company.

How to Write a Job Description

• Job Title. Make your job titles specific.
• Job Summary. Open with a strong, attention-grabbing summary.
• Responsibilities and Duties. Outline the core responsibilities of the position.
• Qualifications and Skills. Include a list of hard and soft skills.
• Salary and Benefits. Include a salary range.

A job position is a function you serve at a company. It includes the daily tasks and projects you complete. Every employee has a job position that includes specific duties and responsibilities that help the company reach its goals.

Work Experience Descriptions

• Begin each item by stating the name of the place, location, dates, and job title (e.g. manager, volunteer) List experiences in reverse chronological order (most current experience first).
• Describe your responsibilities in concise statements led by strong verbs.

How to use a roles and responsibilities template

1. Write a job description. In the job description section, write a brief paragraph or two that gives an overview of the job role.
2. Include a list of responsibilities.
3. Include job qualifications and requirements.
4. Outline who this position reports to.

Here’s an outline of the main sections every job description should include.

1. Job Title. Make the job title clear and concise.
2. Company Mission. Most companies have a lengthy mission statement with core values and a culture code.
3. Role Summary.
4. Job Function.
5. Must-Have Skills.
6. Nice-to-Have Skills.
7. Compensation.
8. Time.

Belbin describes a team role as “a tendency to behave, contribute and interrelate with others in a particular way.” There are 3 action oriented roles – Shaper, Implementer and Completer Finisher; 3 people oriented roles – Co-ordinator, Teamworker and Resource Investigator and 3 cerebral roles – Plant, Monitor Evaluator …

To build a strong team, consider these eight steps:

1. Set SMART goals.
2. Perform well-defined roles.
3. Experiment regularly.
4. Embrace diversity.
5. Share a common culture.
6. Be accountable to the team.
7. Communicate effectively.
8. Welcome strong leadership.

Tuckman’s model identifies the five stages through which groups progress: forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Each of the five stages of team development represents a step on the team-building ladder.