How to Get Noticed by an Employer

Employees like to feel appreciated at work. Receiving praise from employers and, hopefully, earning a raise are goals employees set for themselves. The latter are broadly defined goals, however, that both involve getting noticed by your boss. To accomplish those goals, an employee ought to set forth a plan of action and complete specific tasks to gain the boss's attention. Hard work always helps, and positive results are even better, but a little more initiative is also needed to really be considered for more responsibility or higher pay from an employer.

Instructions

1. Schedule periodic meetings with your boss and discuss your progress. During the meeting, set goals for the future and analyze how well you accomplished prior goals. Keep the meeting short so as not to waste your boss' time.

2. Become a team player and get to know your colleagues. Being friendly and helping out your co-workers can help ensure that your name gets around the office. Do this often enough and your employer is sure to take notice.

3. Take initiative to help the company. According to MSN's Careerbuilder website, employers take notice of employees who support the company and are willing to pitch in to help. Offer to stay late and work longer hours. Create task forces within the office to tackle projects.

4. Stay busy and on task with your own work. Building network connections and meeting with the powers-that-be is time consuming and you do not want to seem as if you are shirking your own duties.

References

• Financial Times Press: Get Your Work Noticed
• MSN Career Builder: Feeling Overlooked at Work? How to Get the Kudos You Deserve
• Monster Career Advice: Get Noticed at Promotion Time
• Employment Digest: How to Get Noticed