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Building Your Image at Work

We have all had that frustrating feeling at work. You come into the office day in and day out, working on the same projects and feeling, well, stuck. You just know that other executives are busily working on exciting projects that "mean" something to the company. However, there are ways to combat this feeling and project a more "executive image."

A recent

post on Simply Hired's corporate blog provides two important suggestions on how to rev up your career growth:

 

• If you are feeling a blank spot in your current career, it is always possible to attempt finding new opportunities for growth within your current company or current position.  Not only is this a resume builder for later, but it also shows your current boss initiative.
• Begin to give a monetary value to what you do for your company.  The blogger says to consider the amount of money you SAVE your company by the work that you do.

If you are feeling that you have mastered the tasks and responsibilities of you current job, then it is probably time for you to try something more challenging. Don't be afraid to discuss this feeling with your manager. Even if a higher position is not available at the time, your manager may be able to give you higher level projects to work on, helping to calm your restlessness and give you experience in another area of the company. And don't forget the added benefit of showing your loyalty to the company by asking for new work responsibilities instead of looking for a new job that may offer different challenges.

The second tip advising employees to attribute a monetary value to the work they currently perform on behalf of the company can be difficult to do at first. Try researching the resumes of people in similar jobs as your own, they may include some creative ways of attributing monetary value to your responsibilities. Also, think outside the box. For example, you may think the spreadsheet you created to help manage project timelines is a simple part of your job, but think about how it may have saved time (and therefore money) for the company.