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Stand
Above the Crowd
 We
all want to excel at what we do, whether that's as an Account
Executive, Administrative Assistant, Entrepreneur, Farmer or Photographer.
In our careers, we want to do well and we want to advance. Sometimes
the competition for promotion or new business is fierce. How can
we stand out above all others in our field? What do we need to
do to be noticed and get that promotion or new account?
Here
are a few things to consider. They certainly won't hurt your career,
and they may just get you moving to where you picture yourself
in the future.
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Be seen. Participate in committees at work. The powers that
be will notice you taking an active role in the organization.
Join associations in your line of work. This enables you to
improve your expertise, as well as grow your network of contacts
involved in the same career as you. Maybe you will hear of a
job opportunity before others do.
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Become known as an expert. Believe in yourself and your own
unique expertise. Take credit for the work you do and make sure
people know you are the one who did it. Read books, take classes,
anything to help you increase your knowledge about your field
of work. Help others out who don't know as much or can't do
as well as you do. This will quickly get you noticed as an expert
in your field.
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Be a "generalist". Learn the skills needed to do a
variety of jobs. If you are asked to help out or fill in occasionally,
do so. This will identify you as someone willing to go the extra
mile, someone eager to get the job done, someone with the ability
to learn. Decision makers like that.
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Dress the part. Career casual has gone a little too far in some
places. Dress the way the experts in your field dress. Take
care of your appearance and you give the impression you care
about your work.
With
some hard work and dedication, you will stand above the crowd,
one step closer to realizing your career aspirations.
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UPCOMING
WORKSHOPS 
February
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Reach
Your Goals
 o,
we were talking about successfully reaching goals. Naturally,
the first thing you have to do is make goals, being very
specific about what you want. The should answer the questions
what, when and how.
Ho-hum
goal: I want to advance in my career.
Great
goal: I want to improve my computer skills so I will qualify
for the assistant web designer position opening in August. I will
register for the XYZ course at SIAST, which starts March 15.
This
type of goal will help you focus on what you want and you will
be more likely to achieve it.
Next
month, we'll talk about creating a plan of action to further assist
in reaching goals.
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