Make yourself invaluable
Do you want to maximise your career progression?
How to make yourself invaluable to an employer:
- Embrace change and development.
- Build a network of contacts throughout your organization. Join some committees and task forces. Make yourself known.
- Diversify your skill set. Learn the ability to wear many hats. The most valued players are those who can play several positions. Know your job and know other people's jobs.
- Work smarter, not harder.
- Be loud and be heard. It's not always the most qualified who get the recognition; it's the ones who best know how to market the qualifications they have. If you've learned a new skill or made a workplace improvement, get the word out.
- Be a supplier, not a taker. Look for ways to pitch in and help others get their projects completed. By helping others get what they want, you'll have a better chance of getting what you want.
- Adjust your mindset to more accurately mirror the realities of today's business climate.
Know your rights
Individuals are entitled to the security and confidentiality of their personal and professional background and data. Any decision to make that data available to others must be at the specific request of the individual.
All advertised positions must be verifiably open and available to job-seekers, with the intent of the hiring organization to make any and all efforts to fill the open position.
The description of an open position should accurately and specifically identify the unique attributes of that position as they relate to the Hiring Manager, organization, geography, work group, work to be completed, and performance measurement criteria.
All interested candidates, from all available sources, should be considered for an open position based upon their ability and aptitude, and that consideration should be free from racism, sexism, and other forms of prejudice and intolerance.
Hiring decisions will be made based upon on a set of specific and defined criteria that is relevant to the position, consistent across all candidates and applied objectively.
All applicants are entitled to consistent communications regarding the status of their candidacy, regardless of the outcome of their application.
Each individual should expect that they will be provided with all relevant information about the organization and hiring manager in order to best prepare them for success during the interview process.
Scheduling of interviews will occur in a manner that connotes respect for the candidate, their time and their efforts.
Every inquiry regarding the status of candidacy or application is worthy of a response.
All applicants will be provided with the necessary information about the company, hiring manager, compensation, performance expectations, etc. in order to make an informed career decision.
"I would not hesitate in recommending Atomic to further clients and would be happy to use them in the future."
North Asia Sales Director, EU Manufacturing Co.
