How Your Resume Can Help You Get That Promotion
What You Can Do Right Now to Get That Promotion and how a Resume Can Help
We’ve all been there; we know that promotion is long overdue, we’ve paid our dues and worked ourselves into a frenzy ensuring the work we produce is flawless – yet, we’re left wondering, “When will it ever come through?” There are a few things you can do to get that promotion and your resume can help you achieve it.
Good Resume is your first step to career growth
Never considered using your resume as a resource to remind your boss of what you bring to the table? It was your resume that helped, in part, to land the job in the first place. Why not consider GrandResume’s resources to provide resume help? A new set of eyes to review it and a bit of polishing will help you present the best resume possible. This time, instead of a cover letter introducing yourself and your skills to a potential employer, write a cover letter that reintroduces those same skills and strengths, along with any revisions made since you were hired. As your boss or supervisor for a minute of his time, carefully decide what you want to say, and then move forward.
Let him know you’re aware of how economic trends affect companies’ decisions to promote, but that you simply wanted to reiterate your role in the company’s dynamics. You’re not only looking or a raise a new job title, but you’re also bringing with you ways to:
• Further reduce spending
• Streamline Purchasing/Shipping/Marketing/Sales
• Ways to increase profits by 2% in the next calendar year
Whatever the benefits are to the company, these are what you want to focus on. By re-presenting a professional resume, you’re reminding him of that Economics degree that you have or you’re showing him again, in black and white, how you cut spending by 6% for a previous employer. By making it a win-win for both of you, you’re reminding him what that promotion should happen and why it should happen immediately.
Of course, you want him to know your priority is the company. You want him to discover, without you saying it, that you’re the one who committed to six weekends in a row during tax season or how you negotiated the sale price for the new fleet of trucks. Your resume is an effective way of “saying” it.
If you don’t get the answer you’re hoping for during this meeting, the good news is you’ve already updated your resume. You also have the option of holding out until the economy’s better or other dynamics have lined themselves up that will make promotions easier for the company to provide. Either way, the ball’s in your court and if what you do to get a promotion doesn’t pan out, it’s up to you to decide what’s now best for you, your family and your career; and if “what’s best” happens to be new avenues, be sure to visit GrandResume’s extensive website where you can follow up on the latest trends, skill sets employers are looking for and tips on how to get your resume moved to the top.
