一名約聘人員最常見的擔憂之一莫過於不知道在合約到期時能否順利續約。如果不是一次性專案，大部分的用人主管會需要人力持續承擔該職缺的職責，以便掌控與分擔工作量。與其不斷花費時間培育新人，用人主管往往更傾向長期合作。然而，如果約聘人員無法產出價值，主管就會質疑並考慮是否要尋找下一位合適人選。因此約聘人員需要有一定的技巧才能擄獲用人主管們的心。此篇我們將分享名為「FLIRT」的工作策略。

專注（Focus）：專注於提供問題的解決方案，並持續精進不懈，以便在主管最需要您的時候給予協助。

傾聽（Lend a listening ear）：成為您主管低潮時的最佳傾聽者他們與我們一樣都需要情感上的支持。

告知（Inform）：即時告知主管目前面臨的挑戰，以便他們能辨識障礙並為此制定應對計畫。不要忘記您的主管也需要達到更高階主管的期望，如果他們表現不好，您也會受其影響。

尊重（Respect）：尊重資歷。用人主管能擔任其職位必有原因，往往要擁有多年的經歷之後，他們才能對底下的成員和決策負責，這並非一件易事。他們一肩擔負團隊和任務，試著了解並尊重他們決策的方向和原因。

團隊合作（Teamwork）：團隊合作能使夢想成真。沒有什麼比擁有一支全心實踐共同目標的團隊更能讓主管放心的。

以上只是如何與現任主管建立良好關係的簡單指南。我們甚至可以用「先想想我們對其他人所作的事，是否願意發生在自己身上。」這句話來概括整個概念。試想一下，當您成為一名用人主管時，您會希望下屬是如何對待您的呢？您也會希望他們能運用上述我們所提到的技巧吧？因此同樣的，如果希望您的雇主保有長期合作關係，那麼從現在就開始「吸引」他們吧！

How To Make Your Employers Fall In Love With You And Keep Renewing Your Contract?

One of the most common worries as a contract staff is whether you will get a renewal of contract as your current contract is approaching to its end. Usually, if the role is not to deliver a one-time-off project, employers would need someone to continue working for them so that their workload will be manageable. And it’s always better to work with the same person, rather than training a new staff which can be quite time consuming. However, if the current contract staff does not bring any value to the hiring managers, then their heart may start to wonder whether they should consider opening the opportunity for the next potential candidate. Therefore, contract staff will need a certain skill to “capture the heart” of their employers. And here, we would like to share a tactic called FLIRT.

Focus on bringing solutions to your managers’ problem and always upskill yourself so that you can continually help them in areas they need you most.

Lend a listening ear to your managers when they are stressed. They are humans as well and they need your emotional support too.

Inform your managers if you have any challenges, so that they are aware of the roadblocks and they can plan to manage them. Don’t forget that your managers need to manage their bosses’ expectations too. If they don’t do well, you’re not going to do well either.

Respect seniority. They are there for a reason; they must be responsible for the people under them and the decision that they make. This comes with years of experience and it is not an easy task. Since they must be accountable for the team and the assigned task, it is only fair to respect the direction and decision they made.

Teamwork makes the dream work. Nothing would make a manager happier than having a team that is determined to be supportive in achieving a common goal together.

Basically, this is just a simple guide on how to build a good rapport with your current manager. You can even summarize the whole idea with this one sentence: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Just imagine when you become a contract manager, how would you like to be treated by your subordinate? You wish that they would apply all the tips mentioned above, right? Therefore, in a same way, if you wish that your employer will keep renewing your contract, start to FLIRT (not literally).