What personal value proposition do you bring to your employer? Why should he hire or promote you? The answer to this question plays a strategic role in the career of each of us. Server Harvard Business Review described five ways to define your value proposition. Read advice on how to highlight what sets you apart from others and thus can help you achieve greater success at work. It is necassary, however, the remain truthful.
1. Write down your strengths
First, focus on knowledge and skills you acquired at school and during current practice. What have you enjoyed most? What have you been best at?
2. Ask around for feedback
Openly talk with your colleagues. They can reveal more your strengths or, conversely, argue about what you think that your strenghts are.
3. Review feedback from the past
Read performance reviews that you received in the past or recall coaching by your superiors.
4. Try to "hire" yourself
Imagine that the re-applying for his current job. Why would you accept (or accept) yourself?
5. Go through your list of strengths again
Edit your original list depending on what you learned in previous steps. Be as most specific as possible because generality will not help your career.
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