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Jobs Promotion
Promoting And Prospecting For Your Next Job
If you've read the preparation section, you should have a real good idea what employers are looking for from you. The tools that you developed in order to obtain your job work equally well to help you get a promotion with your current employer, or find a better job with another employer.
Obviously, once you started your new job you must prove that you can do it in an expeditious and beneficial manner. You should quickly become one of the best that your boss has to supervise. Be a low-maintenance employee! Learn how to train yourself, solve your own problems, and help your co-workers do the same.
At the same time, it is important to get to know your supervisor. Some supervisors like to be kept in a loop in all aspects of employment. In that case, be sure to ask your supervisors opinions on the solutions you have developed for any problems. In short, establish the relationship that your supervisor wants, which may be different than what is most comfortable to you. If your supervisor likes to be a hands off supervisor, handle everything yourself. If your supervisor likes to be involved in the details of your job, allow him or her to do so.
Pay close attention to opportunities to learn new skills, take on additional responsibilities, and get involved in projects that are important to your supervisor. As you expand your areas of expertise, opportunities for advancement will become apparent and available.
Make sure your good work gets noticed. When someone recognizes the quality of your work, it is acceptable to forward those complements to your supervisor, their supervisor, and other managers who may be able to assist you in your career. In order to obtain promotions, the people who have the responsibility of filling those positions must know that you exist, and that you can meet their needs.
Every day, everywhere, and in every circumstance keep your eyes and ears open for employment opportunities within your own organization and others. As you talk with other people, you'll be surprised to see how often they talk about the difficulties of their jobs, gossip about people who have been let go, have been promoted, or retired. Sometimes a simple information of somebody being all stressed out of work can be an opportunity to be hired to take some of their workload. Many employees are truly asked to do more than can possibly be done. I don't be afraid to speak up for them, especially if you can offer to take some of the work on yourself. You can be an opportunity to discuss employment options with their boss.
I always encouraged people to focus primarily on unadvertised opportunities. However, when opportunities are going to be advertised, they usually start in-house. If that is the case, don't forget to log onto the local bulletin board where positions are posted, review employment announcements as they go out, and keep your ears open to all possibilities. The remember that, even if they don't have an opening that is perfectly suited to you, if they are filling multiples positions, they may be able to create a position that is exactly right to use all of your skills and abilities.
In short, continually explore possibilities of employment in your own organization and others. When you find opportunities that are not appropriate for you, but may be appropriate for others you know, be sure to pass them on. The best way to create an employment network is to assist others, then they will in turn assist you when the opportunity arises.