HERE ARE SOME
STEPS TO TAKE:
1. Update your
resume NOW.
I’m sure you’ve
heard this before,
but certainly take
heed. Always
update your resume, even before hear-
ing about the potential shift in your
company. Update your resume, regu-
larly, even before you think you want to
leave. Update your resume, even if your
goal is to work for yourself. No matter
what, you need visible and solid doc-
umentation that will help define who
you are when you’re not in the decision
room. You may also need an updated
resume to simply remind yourself of
your merit. By the way, be sure to note
your successes with the numerical
impact.
2. Write down all of your standout points
in your professional journey. This is
usually detail you don’t include on the
resume. If you don’t remember, ask a
colleague what they believe was one of
your most successful career moments.
This way you can clearly talk to your
successes in an effort to build your
brand, resume and conversation during
an interview. To return the favor, give
your colleague kudos for one of their
most successful moments that you
noticed.
3. Speaking of talking, “sell yourself.” You
have to make your value visible and
heard in order to
develop trust and
credibility with oth-
ers, so don’t be hes-
itant to make your
accomplishments
known. Others are.
There are ways to
make hiring managers and influencers
aware of your accomplishments with-
out sounding arrogant or not genuine.
Check out my video on my website to
get tips on selling yourself without feel-
ing guilty or arrogant.
4. Build relationships by networking.
Believe it or not, being hired does
involve who knows you and what you
find out about the opportunity. Take
time to talk with others to see who’s
hiring, get a description of the role,
find out if they’ve worked there before
and understand what their job experi-
ences are like. This will not only make
the next career move easier, it will also
make you more aware of where you’re
going.
Businesses are always researching and
changing and so should you. Always seek
new opportunities to grow and know that
moving on to another role is not always a
bad thing. It is just that - a new opportunity.
Here’s to catapulting your career!
Hope LeNoir, Forward Thinking Profes-
sional Development Strategist and Coach, is the
Founder of Rise and Fly.
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