Greetings from St Louis! I know, HRevolution is this week, I’ll be there for that too. I’m in town for training for the day job; gotta pay the bills somehow.
We’re in the process of rolling out a new HRIS as well as an acquisition and the usual year end reporting. Being labled as the techy has allowed me the opportunity to join the implementation team for the new HRIS. Having expressed a desire to learn more about our processes as allowed me the opportunity to take on more responsibilities.
As much as we’d like to think our managers remember our resumes, they usually don’t and shouldn’t; they have too much other stuff to do. So that leaves the responsibility to you to express your desires to learn new skills or expand on skills you brought with you. If you don’t toot your own horn, who will?
One of my favorite questions to ask potential top performers is “What do you do everyday to expand your knowledge or professional development?”. I get some strange answers, some times candidates knock it out of the park other times I hear crickets. Keeping this question fresh in my mind helps me keep on top of developing my own skills.
Does your manager know your greatest skill or something you want to learn more of? If not, you should tell him/her.
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I find self-tooting to be one of the most difficult, yet most important, of work skills. Thanks for reminding how it is done!
@Joan If you don’t ‘toot it’, who will?
I find we end up waiting for things to be given to us at the workplace. All we need to do is, ask. Yes, that comes with the peril of giving it our best shot and taking it to closure. By not asking, we are only confirming the manager’s doubt (if any) that we aren’t capable of handling a particular project.
Enjoy the HRIS implementation! It’s got some great learning in it. I had an opportunity to be a part of it at a couple of start-ups. Next up, get folks to use it. That’s a tougher challenge; leads to more learning!
@HRStore – I’m too impatient to wait
I love the prospect of more learning with the implementation, its going to be a side of the HRIS I’ve never experienced.