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7 Tips for Career Advancement!
from: John GrothCareer Growth: 7 Strategies to Start Now
You’re good at your job. Your forward looking, and ambitious and your career plan is on track. You’re working for a growing company and your department is growing. Your career prospects never looked better. Really? Don’t play the game of kidding yourself.
Most people do their jobs well. They are also capable, cooperative, and competent. Being good at what you do many times is not enough to make you stand out from the crowd. To be rewarded with more pay and promotion you must be perceived and very good at what you do and thus deserving of advancement.
Are you in the career advancement group? Remember you have a constituency of one who you must satisfy and, ultimately, impress if you want to get ahead-your boss. Is he aware of your aspirations, abilities and career potential? It’s a major mistake to assume you both are on the same page regarding your career.
Now is a great time to take stock of your career potential. Being as frank as possible in analyzing your qualities and skills will go a long way in focusing on those areas in which you excel along with those in which you have to put forth additional effort. Anytime you can answer the following questions will give you the knowledge toward building a career plan designed to improve your advancement opportunities.
Attitude: Do you actively seek new responsibilities? Do you easily adapt to new circumstances? What is your attitude in being given an assignment different from any you’ve done before?
Communication: Do you express yourself clearly both orally and in writing? Do you present your ideas clearly? Are you logical in presenting ideas? Are you good on your feet, in front of an audience? Do you employ tact in persuading others?
Problem Solving: When faced with a problem, do you try to isolate the key element assuming if you solve this, everything else will fall into place? Are you ever the problem through indecision, poor communications, and failure to meet deadlines or lack of planning?
Initiative: Are you receptive to new ideas-no matter the source? Have you initiated any new projects that had substantial value? Is your boss receptive to your ideas?
Human Relations: Do you have any biases or preconceived notions? Do you discount the abilities of others? Do you practice effective human relations?
Team Member: Are you a productive member of a team? Do you support others on the team? Do you give the team credit or do you expect personal rewards?
As Others See You: How do you think your boss views you? How about his boss? Do you ever have problems with co-workers? How was it resolved?
As you carefully and honestly answer the questions you’ll discover areas that need additional work. Start with small simple activities. If you need to improve your speaking skills, for example, do some reading and research. Prepare and practice your presentations, no matter how small. Look for opportunities to make presentations. Have a trusted co-worker give you critical feedback.
Take action and prepare a career plan for improvement. Write out your goals. You’ll find in revisiting these questions in about a year that you have made great strides in making your career strengths stronger and in areas that you are weak they will no longer be holding you back.
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