Seriously – would you employ you?
Is your
brand strong and professional?
If you want
to be considered a serious contender for promotion or a new job you need to be
certain that your ‘brand’ conveys the right message and the people who need to
know this actually get the message – loud and clear.
So where can
you begin in your assessment of your potential promotability? (I may have made
up a new word there). By asking yourself a few searching questions and giving
yourself honest answers, that’s where. If you want to get ahead then you need
to devote time and effort to cultivate the impression of being the person the
company want to nurture and promote because they perceive they need you.
It isn’t
enough to know that you are doing a great job, putting in extra hours and being
a wonderful role model if nobody notices. So you need to develop a plan to
ensure that over the next few months you bring the attention of everyone to
your full potential for career development within the company. Of course, if
your answers to the following questions demonstrate you actually aren’t
currently promotiable (another new word!) then there is even m ore work to do.
Let us
begin.
·
Right
now, in your current position, do you stand out (preferably for the right
reasons) or do you blend in with the masses? Guess which one you need to be
considered a serious contender for promotion? Yes, you need to stand out as
being exceptional. You also need to look like a promotion prospect, which means
dressing for the role to which you aspire, not the same as everyone else. My
Wardrobe De-Tox sessions (http://www.successandimagecoach.co.uk/wardrobe-de-tox/http://www.successandimagecoach.co.uk/wardrobe-de-tox/)
are exactly what you need to address this issue. The matter is also covered in my
Exclusive, Intensive MAP Weekends and also my weekend MAP seminars.
·
How
do you show up for work? Are you early, on time or late on most days? Are you
seen as enthusiastic and upbeat or are you one of the moaners at the water
fountain? Are you organised or inefficient in your use of time? Does your employer
get value for money from you or do you waste a lot of valuable work time? Do
you care about the company or is it just a job?
·
Do
you have a vision of where you want to be in the company in one, five or ten
years from now and do you spend time, money and effort learning new skills that
would enhance your value to the company? Is your employer aware of this? My Exclusive,
Intensive MAP Weekends and my weekend MAP seminars devote a session to
considering skills that may be necessary for career progression.
·
Do
you have a written plan for how you propose to add value to the company? Does
your employer know about it? Are you proactive or do you just turn up and do
what you are told, without any thought of your own?
·
Do
you know anything about your employers, outside work? Do they know anything
about you? These days, building meaningful relationships is important. You need
to know what is important to your employer and they need to know what is
important to you. Of course, to be really effective – first, YOU need to know
what is important to you. Again, time is given to this in my Exclusive,
Intensive MAP Weekends and my weekend MAP seminars (email me at sue@successandimagecoach.co.uk
for details of the next event).
So now you
have a brief outline of some questions you might ask yourself to ascertain
whether you are currently displaying the necessary professional ‘brand’ that
will make applying for promotion a formality.
What do you
need to do now? Only you can answer that question. But my purpose is to give
you that competitive edge that will set you above your competition in the mind
of your employer. So check out my website at www.successandimagecoach.co.uk
or email me at sue@successandimagecoach.co.uk
to let me know what you need from me.
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