Tips to Make You More Marketable in the Workplace

Posted by: Allie P. | Mar 25,2008

When you’re new on the job, there are tips you can use to make yourself more marketable in the workplace. The soft job market and the difficulty people have getting raises, promotions and switching jobs is all over the news. Increase your marketability in the workplace with some helpful tips.

 

Distance learning education can help you increase your workplace marketability. Take a class or two at a time or whatever you can handle based upon your work schedule. Look for online degree classes that are related to the career that you want to have, not the job that you have today. Try to find a distance learning education course that will make the most of your unique skills. If you’re interested in business and management for example, you can find online degree classes to help you earn an MBA or a similar business and marketing degree.

 

In addition, you can increase your workplace marketability by taking on new responsibilities in your current position. Make yourself invaluable by performing tasks that no one else wants to do. Make sure your manager knows that you want to get promoted and take on new responsibilities and ask for his or her input to get more ideas on how to get ahead.

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