Mark Swartz, Career Coach
Employee & Job-Seeker Tip
BOOST YOUR
INTERNAL VISIBILITY
SHOW YOUR FACE AROUND MORE
SHOW YOUR FACE AROUND MORE11..
• Think of reasons to visit co-workers, or people in other
divisions, for something work-related
•Be sure to say “Hi” to new people that you pass in the hallways; try introducing yourself to them
1.1 GET UP AND WALK AROUND 1.1 GET UP AND WALK AROUND
• Use e-mail and texting less forinternal messages that you can deliver in person, even if it
takes a little more time to do so
•Visit people who work next to you instead of calling them
1.2 MEET FACE TO FACE WHENEVER POSSIBLE1.2 MEET FACE TO FACE WHENEVER POSSIBLE
•Greet everyone who arrives and introduce yourself to people
you haven’t met yet
•Chat briefly with the people that you want to remember you
1.3 BE FIRST TO ARRIVE AT MEETINGS1.3 BE FIRST TO ARRIVE AT MEETINGS
NETWORKOFTEN ANDSYSTEMATICALLY
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2.1 GET TO KNOW PEOPLE AT ALL LEVELS OF YOUR ORGANIZATION
2.1 GET TO KNOW PEOPLE AT ALL LEVELS OF YOUR ORGANIZATION
•Look at introducing yourself to people in your organization
who are senior to you too, plus those who are junior to you and atyour own level
•Identify decision makers and seek them out
•Link up people with similar interests
•Play the role of matchmaker both inside your organization and
outside of it too
2.2 INTRODUCE YOUR CONTACTS TO OTHERS2.2 INTRODUCE YOUR CONTACTS TO OTHERS
SEEKEXPOSUREDELIBERATELY
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•Get yourself onto committees and into cross-department functions
•Take on extra duties such as starting internal “Green”
initiatives
3.1 VOLUNTEER3.1 VOLUNTEER
• Let people know about results of your completed projects and
status update
• Try to have your name included on submitted documents you’ve
contributed to
3.2 SOCIALIZE YOUR SUCCESSES3.2 SOCIALIZE YOUR SUCCESSES
How to Increase Your Internal Visibility
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