Investing in ourselves,
one of our most important and controllable assets we have, can also have a substantial affect on career advancement since you depend more on yourself vs. external recognition.
Do you believe in the value of what you can deliver? You control your:
Performance
Establish your compensation
Design, where you're going and what you need
The reality is that many professionals advocate for others over their own careers... What stops them?
Imagine this scenario (or maybe you've been there...)
Your company had a not-so-good couple of quarters.
Your division head mandates a reduction in headcount.
You and several other managers in your division are tasked with deciding which employees to lay off.
During a discussion with the other managers, your most valuable team member's name comes up and this is what you do...
You fiercely advocate for the employee by:
-Explaining the aspects of their role that impact the entire division.
-Sharing five
impressive results they have achieved in the past year.
-Providing details on their current project poised to have huge impacts to the bottom line.
-Articulating the unique value the employee will bring for years to come.
The employee's name comes off the list.
Can you advocate for yourself with the same devotion
as you would for your most valued employee?
3 CRITICAL PLACES TO ADVOCATE YOUR VALUE
Your RESUME and PROFILE need value statements for hiring managers quickly see your expertise in creating solutions for their problems that equate to a positive business impact.
Your NETWORKING CONVERSATIONS will relate to solving problems when you deliver your expertise. Connections will introduce you to opportunities that have not been advertised.
INTERVIEWS lead to offers when you are specific about your value and business impact. You become the best return on investment when you proclaim your ability to solve problems that grow the
company.
If you cannot advocate for yourself, then you have work to do. Otherwise, you can be stalled where you are
right now unless you communicate your value.
If you're open to giving it a try, then use this worksheet to start followed
by a free discovery call with me.
"Spend money to make money" ---ask any entrepreneur or investor in the stock market, real estate, a
business. It can be risky since these investments can go from good to bad to back again and the payoff can be big---"high risk, high return", as they say!
On the contrary, betting on yourself is a sound investment.
You have
the opportunity to be a success story...or be stuck "liking" your colleague's LinkedIn post about their promotion.
It's in your
hands.
The principals of how to advocate for yourself is the framework for our online course: THE BEST CAREER STRATEGY COURSE, EVER!
You'll learn the exact steps for FINDING THE JOB FASTER by promoting your business value,
improving your communication skills and strategic networking techniques that find hidden opportunities.
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"Do you know how to recognize and seize chances to move into a better role, change an untenable situation, or ensure that you get credit for extra work?"
