Inside Company Career Advice

Abstract

Carl and Fred talking about their experiences in their own careers and advices for others in developing and taking advantage of career opportunities within a company.

Key Points

Join Carl and Fred as they discuss the most important lessons when advancing careers. This podcast will talk about career advancement inside a company. The next podcast will share lessons and experience when changing jobs outside of a company.

Topics include:

• Lessons for advancing your career, if new on the job.
• Lessons for advancing your career, if you have been on the job for a while.
• Doing more than anticipated, especially from a quality and value standpoint.
• Make sure you understand what people want and then deliver what they want in addition to adding value.
• Find the right balance when marketing yourself; do good work and make sure people are aware of your work.
• Become the “go to” person for help and advice.
• Help other people be successful.
• Spend at least 10% of your time improving your knowledge and skills (Covey calls it “sharpen the saw”).
• Work across silos and make pathways that integrate your work with other departments.
• Be willing to work out of your comfort zone.
• Always be looking for your next job; always prepare for your next job.
• If you see something that needs improvement, don’t wait, just do it.
• Evolve your role to be more effective.
• Build relations across the organization.
• Find a good mentor to help you become more valuable.
• When you have a mentor, listen and follow advice.
• Let management know what you want to do in your career.
• You are in charge of your own career.
• Reliability engineers need to dedicate time to work on communication skills.

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SOR 798 Inside Company Career AdviceCarl S. Carlson

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