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How to Be More Visible at Work

Making yourself seen at work is important because when your work is visible, not only are you likely to land with better opportunities, you are more likely to get promoted too.

Vinita
Code Like A Girl

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People feel invisible at work when they aren’t recognized and appreciated, passed up for a promotion or don’t get the opportunity they think they deserve. Irrespective of how hard they work, they keep getting sidelined or ignored.

They stay back late in the office, work long hours, take back work home and give their 100% to anything that’s assigned to them. Despite ticking every item off their todo list, they constantly face disappointment and dissatisfaction of being overlooked and neglected.

Working harder than everyone else will never get them the visibility they want because no one ever gets noticed by simply doing great work. Keeping their head down and continuing to contribute will probably help them hit business targets, but they will miss out on areas where their knowledge and experience could have made a tremendous difference.

Making yourself seen at work is important because when your work is visible, not only are you likely to land with better opportunities, you are more likely to get promoted too.

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One of those hidden realities of the corporate world that's hard to figure out on your own. Especially for introverts. Excellent piece.

Working harder than everyone else will never get them the visibility they want because no one ever gets noticed by simply doing great work.

Harsh but true. Many thanks for posting this... As someone working in the Technical field I can vouch that visibility is a prerequisite to being considered for a promotion or at least gain recognition in one form or another. Bosses tend to be…

I resonate with you. It is an art and science to be able to market yourself well and make yourself visible at the right time at the right place.