Your Ticket To Landing A Job Promotion
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BE Staff
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Published on 02/13/2007
Every single day thousands of job or job promotion seekers
prepare their resumes or CVs on the hope of landing either that
very first job they have been anxiously preparing for since
college or of getting that work offering a much higher
compensation as well as far better work benefits. On the other
hand, thousands of job providers are on the look out for those
job seekers with the right qualifications and the needed
experience for them to employ in their companies.
prepare their resumes or CVs on the hope of landing either that
very first job they have been anxiously preparing for since
college or of getting that work offering a much higher
compensation as well as far better work benefits. On the other
hand, thousands of job providers are on the look out for those
job seekers with the right qualifications and the needed
experience for them to employ in their companies.
Your Ticket To Landing A Job Promotion
Every single day thousands of job or job promotion seekers
prepare their resumes or CVs on the hope of landing either that
very first job they have been anxiously preparing for since
college or of getting that work offering a much higher
compensation as well as far better work benefits. On the other
hand, thousands of job providers are on the look out for those
job seekers with the right qualifications and the needed
experience for them to employ in their companies.
People have been complaining of having only a limited number of
job opportunities. This is due to the fact that it takes time
for an organization to acknowledge the necessity for additional
employees. As much as possible they would not hire any
additional staff for as long as the workload could still be
shouldered by its current line up and is still within the
boundaries of their duties and responsibilities.
Creating a new position with a different set of job
responsibilities though would be a different story but still
that particular division or department has to present to top
management justifications for its need of extra staff. It is
because of this that job descriptions tend to be long, having
as much as fifteen responsibilities when in actual practice
only the first four responsibilities are the main ones while
the rest are mostly minor duties to make it appear that there
is really a need for an extra hand. Also a responsibility that
is always included is “any other duties and responsibilities
assigned by management.” This is still to a company’s advantage
for they could always assign additional workload since it is
part of the job description.
When you apply for a job, it is important that you clearly
state in your résumé or CV all the work experience you have
undergone as well as give a detailed list of the duties and
responsibilities for all the positions you may have been
assigned to. Employers would look for potential employees
having not only the necessary educational background and
technical skills but more importantly they look into you having
the needed experience to get the job done.
But irregardless of the detailed job description containing the
numerous duties you were responsible for (that may even over
qualify you for the work), there is a hidden job responsibility
that you may have overlooked and that is making your boss do his
job in an easier and more convenient manner.
Basically you are hired to help your boss and your boss is
hired to help his boss and so on and so forth. This system goes
up the corporate ladder. But in most cases, employees don’t
actually practice this in the workplace.
Your superior delegates upon you certain work to be
accomplished, passing on to you that responsibility thereby
making his job easier to manage. Usually they delegate jobs to
their subordinates so that they can work on more important
matters like planning and decision-making. Most of the time,
employees destroy their chances of being recognized and
promoted because they turn away from these responsibilities and
delegate them back up to their bosses.
When your head delegates responsibilities especially problems
that need to be solved, it is your duty to solve them
especially if they are minor problems. However, when it comes
to solving major problems it is best that you talk with your
boss. Present to him possible solutions you may have come up
with and ask him if he would prefer to decide on the matter or
maybe use one of your action plans. If you step up to the plate
and exhibit responsibility for the matter on hand, your boss
will appreciate how you handle your job as well as how you have
made the job easier on his part. Making your boss happy will
increase your chances for a possible raise or promotion for you
have displayed qualities that make you ready to take on more
authority and responsibility.
In marketing yourself as the right person for the job or job
promotion demonstrate in your CV projects that you’ve probably
spearheaded or responsibilities that have made your boss’s job
easier. Chances are you’re well on your way to landing that
job.
About The Author: Steven French is a recruitment consultant to
http://www.UteachRecruitment.com - the specialist UK teaching
jobs recruitment agency. Visit Uteach Recruitment to find your
perfect UK teaching job today.
prepare their resumes or CVs on the hope of landing either that
very first job they have been anxiously preparing for since
college or of getting that work offering a much higher
compensation as well as far better work benefits. On the other
hand, thousands of job providers are on the look out for those
job seekers with the right qualifications and the needed
experience for them to employ in their companies.
People have been complaining of having only a limited number of
job opportunities. This is due to the fact that it takes time
for an organization to acknowledge the necessity for additional
employees. As much as possible they would not hire any
additional staff for as long as the workload could still be
shouldered by its current line up and is still within the
boundaries of their duties and responsibilities.
Creating a new position with a different set of job
responsibilities though would be a different story but still
that particular division or department has to present to top
management justifications for its need of extra staff. It is
because of this that job descriptions tend to be long, having
as much as fifteen responsibilities when in actual practice
only the first four responsibilities are the main ones while
the rest are mostly minor duties to make it appear that there
is really a need for an extra hand. Also a responsibility that
is always included is “any other duties and responsibilities
assigned by management.” This is still to a company’s advantage
for they could always assign additional workload since it is
part of the job description.
When you apply for a job, it is important that you clearly
state in your résumé or CV all the work experience you have
undergone as well as give a detailed list of the duties and
responsibilities for all the positions you may have been
assigned to. Employers would look for potential employees
having not only the necessary educational background and
technical skills but more importantly they look into you having
the needed experience to get the job done.
But irregardless of the detailed job description containing the
numerous duties you were responsible for (that may even over
qualify you for the work), there is a hidden job responsibility
that you may have overlooked and that is making your boss do his
job in an easier and more convenient manner.
Basically you are hired to help your boss and your boss is
hired to help his boss and so on and so forth. This system goes
up the corporate ladder. But in most cases, employees don’t
actually practice this in the workplace.
Your superior delegates upon you certain work to be
accomplished, passing on to you that responsibility thereby
making his job easier to manage. Usually they delegate jobs to
their subordinates so that they can work on more important
matters like planning and decision-making. Most of the time,
employees destroy their chances of being recognized and
promoted because they turn away from these responsibilities and
delegate them back up to their bosses.
When your head delegates responsibilities especially problems
that need to be solved, it is your duty to solve them
especially if they are minor problems. However, when it comes
to solving major problems it is best that you talk with your
boss. Present to him possible solutions you may have come up
with and ask him if he would prefer to decide on the matter or
maybe use one of your action plans. If you step up to the plate
and exhibit responsibility for the matter on hand, your boss
will appreciate how you handle your job as well as how you have
made the job easier on his part. Making your boss happy will
increase your chances for a possible raise or promotion for you
have displayed qualities that make you ready to take on more
authority and responsibility.
In marketing yourself as the right person for the job or job
promotion demonstrate in your CV projects that you’ve probably
spearheaded or responsibilities that have made your boss’s job
easier. Chances are you’re well on your way to landing that
job.
About The Author: Steven French is a recruitment consultant to
http://www.UteachRecruitment.com - the specialist UK teaching
jobs recruitment agency. Visit Uteach Recruitment to find your
perfect UK teaching job today.