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MOVING UP THE CAREER LADDER

MOVING UP THE CAREER LADDER. 10 surefire ways to get to the top. Objective. The student will learn: What takes to move up the corporate ladder The steps involved to make it happen Who can help. Pre-Assessment. QUESTION 1.

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MOVING UP THE CAREER LADDER

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  1. MOVING UP THE CAREER LADDER 10 surefire ways to get to the top by Tina Williams / Arranged by Dean Walker

  2. Objective • The student will learn: • What takes to move up the corporate ladder • The steps involved to make it happen • Who can help

  3. Pre-Assessment QUESTION 1 • Co-workers who may be in a position to promote or take you with them to a higher level can best be described as: • Working in a team • Creating your own destiny • Finding a mentor

  4. Pre-Assessment QUESTION 2 • Dressing professionally and accepting responsibility is best described as: • Selling Yourself • Networking • Acting the Part

  5. Pre-Assessment QUESTION 3 • Getting to know what your leader does/likes outside of work is best described as: • Selling yourself • Bonding with the Boss • Finding a mentor

  6. Tip #1 – Find a Mentor • Someone who has been around longer than you. • Someone to learn the ropes • Someone who can help you create a long term career plan: • They’ve been there before • They can offer guidance

  7. Tip #2 – Keep a Journal • Record and file achievements • Your lead in company successes • Helps measure and quantify results • Keep a record of: • How you saved the company $$$ • Creative ideas • Your commitment to the company “THOSE WHO GET RESULTS GET AHEAD”

  8. Tip #3 – Sell Yourself • Can do attitude • Think and act a level above • Pay attention to those at the top • Convey confidence • Treat yourself as a product you are trying to promote • What are your best strengths • Promote yourself and advertise your accomplishments • Always make note of cost savings or increases in profits

  9. Tip #4 – Bond with the Boss • Understand company values and priorities • Align efforts with goals and objectives • Know bosses personal and professional goals • Be their lieutenant

  10. Tip #4 – Bonding Cont’d • She/he will control your promotion • Always do a good job for them • They will recommend you to others • Let your leader know of your desire to stay with the company • Ask what your next step on the ladder is, and how you can get there.

  11. Tip #4 – More Bonding • Get to know what your boss likes outside of work • What are his hobbies • What’s his/her family like • Bring up this subject during • Parties or • Conferences

  12. Tip #5 – Be a Life Long Learner • Get an education • No replacement for starting with a great education • Always be willing to learn • More of what you already know • A lot of what you don’t know • Dream beyond the job description • Don’t be limited by what you’re assigned to do

  13. Tip #5 – Be a Life Long Learner • Stay current with advances in technology • Work beyond achievements that are expected • Learn as much as you can about the industry you are in and events outside of your industry • Consider yourself a free agent

  14. Tip #6 – Network? • Use resources to get into corporate world • Get to know as many people in the company as possible • Get to know as many people in the industry as possible • Does not stop once you have the job

  15. Tip #7 – More Please!! • Don’t just put in your hours • Volunteer to work in other departments • Ask for more work • Learn more about what you are studying in school • Increases value within the organization • The more people you know, the more your name is mentioned

  16. Tip #8 – Act the Part • Dress professionally • Become a resource • Express appreciation • Dare to be different • Stand out • Always remain positive • Know one likes a complainer

  17. Tip #8 – Act the Part • Be a trendsetter • Accept responsibility when things go wrong • Don’t watch the clock • Be willing to work until the work is complete

  18. Tip #9 – Teamwork • Supervisors look carefully at how you work on a team • Win friend and influence others • Working on teams is the key • Demonstrates you can work with others • Willing to assist or be assisted to accomplish a task • Team members may be in a position to promote or take you with them to a higher level

  19. Tip #10 - Create your Destiny Show Initiative Be Creative ADD VALUE Do things not asked to do Be An Initiator not just and Executor

  20. 5 Ways to Move up the Corporate Ladder

  21. 5 Ways to Not Get Promoted DONT’S

  22. DON’TS • Go to work without having a plan • Do the minimum • Rely on what you know when you begin the job

  23. DON’TS • Voice your complaints • Take all the credit for work done by another or by a group

  24. Post-Assessment • Co-workers who may be in a position to promote or take you with them to a higher level can best be described as: QUESTION 1 • Answer • Working in a team

  25. Post-Assessment QUESTION 2 • Dressing professionally and accepting responsibility is best described as: • Answer • Acting the Part

  26. Post-Assessment QUESTION 3 • Getting to know what your leader does/likes outside of work is best described as: • Answer • Bonding with the Boss

  27. Activity • Update your Digital Portfolio: • Record your achievements • Show evidence of leadership in project successes • Show evidence of 21st Century Skills • Document creative ideas you came up with • Your commitment to life long learning

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