Telling everyone you meet how wonderful you are will get you mocked. No one likes an empty headed braggart. It will not get you a promotion, raise, or a new job.
“He is a legend in his own mind.” Is an old saying you don’t want applied to yourself.
Refusing to take credit for what you or your team has done will doom you to be the last person hired and the first person laid off. Refusing to take credit is not humility, it is job suicide.
Humility really is sharing credit where it is due, and taking credit where you earned it. Humility is not job suicide.
Tell the people who matter how good you are at the appropriate time. Here are the most common appropriate times:
- In a project status meeting
- In a weekly, month, and quarterly written report to your managers
- In a resume
Surprise!
Your resume is appropriate even in your current job. Many companies keep resumes updated for top people. They use them to prove to clients the quality of the individuals working there. They also use internal resumes when new promotions, transfers and raises are being discussed.
Write a great resume. Hand it to your current boss. Tell him you gave it to him because you want a raise, transfer or promotion. Do it a month before salary reviews. Of course, you can also use it to leave your company.
Something to do today
Give your boss a knock-em-dead, accomplishment filled resume each year. It is very likely that he needs to be reminded just how good you are.
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