In my last blog I wrote about creating a bridge to career conversations with your manager. Another bridge is for conversations with others in your organization or outside of your current profession. A common reaction I hear is, “My boss will think that I”m being disloyal!” In some organizations the silo walls between projects orContinue reading “Career Conversations: Exploration and Visibility”
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Bridges to Career Conversations
Career conversation can happen anytime and be about so much more than how to get a promotion. But I often hear people say they can’t initiate them without hitting a wall. If your manager doesn’t seem warm to the conversation… What’s your history with similar conversations? Is it always about more money or a promotion?Continue reading “Bridges to Career Conversations”
Translate Your Resume: Show How You Make a Difference
To all my scientist, engineering and IT people – your resume needs translation! Your CV needs to showcase how your work makes a difference! No longer will just a list of technical qualifications be enough. If you want to take your passion to the next level, do you know what that next level is? IsContinue reading “Translate Your Resume: Show How You Make a Difference”
Do You Deserve a Raise?
Last October I posted Ask for a Raise the Right Way with good tips and infographic. You absolutely must do your homework to effectively leverage your value to your employer. Start with your accomplishments – the stand out things you did this year. But go further. Update your inventory of the knowledge and skills youContinue reading “Do You Deserve a Raise?”
You just had a Career Conversation
Were you paying attention? Not all career conversations are directly about you and getting ahead. Getting personal feedback is great, but it is only one aspect of career conversations. Career Conversations come from many sources, not just bosses and mentors. They may be hiding in meetings and other conversations. If you just had a hallwayContinue reading “You just had a Career Conversation”
Career Conversations, part 4 – Raise Your Hand
One of the most effective career conversation you can have is asking to do something for your boss. When my boss was sharing some of the company’s plans for re-structuring, we could see that there was a big piece missing (aka “opportunity”) in managing the transition. Turf protection was high and we knew that gettingContinue reading “Career Conversations, part 4 – Raise Your Hand”
5T Approach for Career Conversations
In my March blog, I gave you 9 tips for starting career conversations. Some of the most important career enhancing conversations are about getting meaningful feedback – observations of the impact of what you’re doing both successfully and things that could be done better. Do others share the same opinion of you and your workContinue reading “5T Approach for Career Conversations”
Update Your References This Month
A few months ago I posted some tips on the Care and Feeding of Your References and this month here are some more tips to get past your procrastination. May 4-8 is Update your References Week. References are people that vouch for your work. Your boss is a key person, but not the only one.Continue reading “Update Your References This Month”
Friends – What are you expecting?
I’ve been hearing a theme from people and reading the advice columns of how often we are disappointed with our friends. It sounds like this: “I always do [fill in the blank] for her, but she never reciprocates.” “I was there for him, but now he’s too busy to help me.” Whether its remembering birthdays,Continue reading “Friends – What are you expecting?”
Career Management in 10 minutes or less
You can forge the direction of your career with short, strategic conversations. We often only think about our careers once a year as a new year resolution or a performance review. Yet we know that frequent feedback, sharing information and asking for help are the keys to growing and developing our careers. If you keepContinue reading “Career Management in 10 minutes or less”