#BestofFSCBlog : #YourCareer -So, What Have You Done for Me Lately? (Applying the SAR). Typically, you are going to be called in for an annual or semiannual review. The company may be on the verge of a massive downsizing: Who can we cut? Where is the fat in our organization?

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I’ve received many a puzzled look. Jar of moonshine? Jar of marmalade? What is this “jar” you speak of? It’s quite simple: you never stop recording your achievements. You have to maintain a journal of actions and results. This is the ongoing history of your SARs (Situation / Action / Result) within the organization, and trust me, no one other than you will document this valuable information.

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Typically, you are going to be called in for an annual or semiannual review. The company may be on the verge of a massive downsizing: Who can we cut? Where is the fat in our organization?

“I was blindsided. I never saw it coming!  Just last month they were praising my performance!” “I can’t believe this, after all I have done for them!”

In your review, you may not be discussing a raise or a promotion. Whether you know it or not, a good review may determine whether you will keep your job. You should be prepared both offensively and defensively. If you’ve been in the corporate world for any length of time, you’ve likely witnessed a top performer walking into a review with all the confidence in the world, only to exit the meeting with an empty box and a security escort. Our outplacement company has seen this happen repeatedly.  The client comes to us in a state of shock:

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This is a common tale, and the employer’s decision to let you go cannot be reversed once the meeting is over. If your employer is aware of your accomplishments and the fact that they are better off keeping you, it may not save your job, but as my Grandma Rose used to say, “It couldn’t hurt.”

In other words, be prepared to highlight your valuable contributions.  Now, you need not live your life worrying that the ax is going to drop every six months, but you need to understand that this can happen at any time. No employee is irreplaceable or indispensable. If being let go is the worst-case scenario, how do you walk into a review for the best-case scenario?  The same way, prepared.

 

Excerpt from the book “RESUME DNA – Succeeding In Spite Of Yourself” by John Singer (amazon.com / barnesandnoble.com)

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Notes of Author:  John Singer is President/CEO of PDS, Tuscon, AZ   pdscareers.com[/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]