Self Promotion in Career management

Self promotion is important constituent of career management.  People  who announce their  achievement , attract attention.  But when self promotion sounds to bragging, the effect reverses.

An employee cannot     afford to assume that others will notice his work because he is doing it well.  He has to promote himself to obtain due recognition and rewards.  You need to  let people  knows  what it is that you are  doing,  the success your are having,  the obstacles  you have  overcome,  the projects  you are  completing. So that when those lay off are being contemplated you come to mind as a person they need.

Professional success of an employee depends on how well he can promote himself.  Employees usually falls under one of the two categories, those who are humble, and those you are not as humble. With right approach to work and right communication, self promotion can be carried out gracefully.

Following are few suggestions on self promotion:- 

            Become indispensable

            Develop expertise in   a particulars area   related to your job

            Coach and lead   others in that area

            Take up   bigger problems and solve it

            Became visible in the organization

           

Document work

Every time you accomplish something, document what you did and how it helped   the organization. 

Include the comments made by others in appreciation of your work. 

            Utilize chances   

Share your interesting stories about yourself during the fly by encounters with your boss.

Once in a while  send  short, crisp  details  about  excitement   you achieved  just  at the  moment.

Make sure  you  don’t bombard  your boss  inbox  every  week  with  information  about  your  routine tasks.

Performance appraisal is another good opportunity to talk about your achievement. Use  your  document  of achievements  to give  more accurate  details  of  your  boss. 

            Be enthusiastic   

            Speak with energy

            If you don’t prefer talking about yourself, talk about your work

If you are talking about a work/project you are passionate about, the self promotion becomes a byproduct of the passion. 

            Third Party

Welcome recognition when someone appreciate your work, appreciate them    to have noticed it.

Remember  other  observing  this  conversations  could  take  your success story  to your  Boss. 

            When you receive any appreciation mail/letter forward it to your Boss.

            Do not ever belittle your work before others.

            Another way of making others promote you is to first promote them.

Occasionally send mail/letter to your Boss praising a team member’s work.

Congratulate your all team members on the group’s success, making a copy to your Boss. This would project you as a good team members and it would encourage your team members to promote you in return. 

            Network

Prepare a short story of what you are and of your achievement to share with people you meet.  Keep it concise and clear while giving sufficient information.

Present in a way that it generates interest in other person to know more about what you do.

            Make sure what you talk is authentic.

No one, be it  your  Boss, colleagues  or  acquaintances would  promote  you unless you do it  yourself,  first develop your stories of self  promotion to suit the audience