Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Bosses and Our Careers

One of the major factors in how our careers go is our boss. Having a great boss can really mean the difference between advancing your career and getting stuck. There are several reasons for this:

Our bosses are the main people responsible for our performance evaluation.

We often turn to our bosses for a letter of recommendation for a new job.

Our bosses recommend us for promotion within our department and may even recommend us for open positions within the company. In some cases, they make the final decision on a promotion.

Our bosses control what assignments we get. If a boss doesn’t believe an employee can handle difficult tasks, that employee will not be given them. How does this affect a career? An employee who has only been given menial tasks won’t have as much experience to put on a resume.

Good bosses help employees develop necessary skills such as teamwork, time management, and more. They may recommend employees attend computer training sessions to learn new software or even take supplemental college courses. By helping employees reach their full potential, a good boss is insuring that they will go far in their careers.

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