Elsewhere Online: Work: Keep a File of Your Accomplishments
This article from Lifehacker.com, provides some great advice, much like I wrote about in my column, A Little Recognition, (June 1998) and Make Your Resume A Blog ( Jan 5, 2007). The notes described in the article are just the type of thing you should be adding to your career portfolio, just as an artist adds there work and show reviews to theirs.
Work: Keep a File of Your Accomplishments
If you're doing a good job at work, keep a record. Office productivity site Slacker Manager suggests keeping a "yay-me!" file:The basic idea is simple: you just keep a file of good stuff you do. When you figure out some trick new process that saves hours per week, you make a note about (don't forget to datestamp it) and drop it in the yay-me file.There are two benefits of this practice: first, you can always give yourself a pat on the back when you're feeling down. Second, you're storing up good karma for your annual (or otherwise) evaluation. Do you have a "yay-me" file? Share how you've used it in the comments. Yay-me! file [Slacker Manager]
(Via Lifehacker.)
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posted by Douglas @ 11:52 PM
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I think these "yay me" files are great ideas and only take a few minutes to maintain on a weekly basis, if that. I think many of us are predisposed to not write this stuff down because we feel as though we are bragging about ourselves, when in reality having an accurate, detailed record of what you have accomplished is very meaningful come review time!
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