A Little-Known Career Mistake

　　 Workplace truth: a super cow's industry certificate will not necessarily help you get promoted, raise your salary, and enhance your reputation.

There is a workplace Myth: as long as you get certification in this industry or in small areas, the company will immediately reward you.

But in fact, it depends on "company policy", even if policy is not enforced, but it can be negotiated.

After obtaining two degrees in electrical engineering, I went to a hard core certification called CCIE. At that time, only 7000 people in the world had this certificate - yes, I think it was very good. By reason, it should prove my ability to help me raise the original super low wage.

After I took the certificate, the rules of the game changed. In two years, I had to shin my face and beg for promotion and salary increase.

After a few years, with the conviction of the certificate myth, I went to another certificate called PMP, but this certificate did not bring me more benefits.

The key question is: ask yourself why you need to test this certificate. Do you need this certificate urgently for your current job or make greater progress? What are the implications of those abbreviations for you? Who do you want to prove to them? Do you take the time to do these eye-catching rather than really necessary things?

Don't catch up with this fashion and concentrate on what is really important.

　　 Workplace truth two: you must take the initiative to ask for it. Pay rise And promotion, loud and clear, more than once.

When I didn't know how to use the workplace code correctly, I was afraid to ask for a raise and promotion. When I use the right method, these requirements are realized.

I have always practiced the theory of "as long as hard work pays off."

Dear readers, it is naive to believe this sentence. It is not realistic at all.

How hard you work, how many nights and weekends you spend, and how much time you spend on a project is much more than that of others. These are not important. They do not necessarily give you a raise, a promotion or get more dividends.

You need to figure out what are important tasks for management and leadership, and focus on understanding the impact and visibility of these tasks, not on everything.

You must take the initiative to ask for it. Don't expect others to be kind.

　　 Workplace truth three: Leadership decision making The decision is made to satisfy shareholders' interests, not to satisfy you.

People often forget that companies are not responsible for them, but for shareholders.

Take a good taste of this sentence, though cruel, but true. True leadership should be like a magnet to combine mission and vision. Without it, everything will collapse.

The enterprise learned this lesson after hard trial, but you don't need it. Don't expect the decision makers to listen to what you say and do. They may consider the interests of their employees, but they must obey their shareholders first. However, if their decisions are not in your fundamental interest, you should think twice before entering the company.

At least, next time you hear what bad decisions you made at the top, you will see why.

　　 Workplace Truth four: pro, the human resources department is not meant to protect you. Their only task is to protect the company.

First of all, if you can, don't touch the human resources department. It's not because you are willing to do something bad, but because they are basically not helpful to you. They will not defend your interests or solve your problems, because they do not care about you. The Ministry of human resources must protect the company.

You don't agree with me at all. I didn't agree with you at first. Ask a mentor or a trusted leader to ask for their advice, but not in your direct leadership.

Alas, do not deceive you: the human resources department will only safeguard the interests of the company, not yours.

No matter what happens to you, the decision of the human resources department may not be based on your interests. In the end, you may have more difficult problems to deal with.

The questions you want to reflect may be very legitimate, but please think twice before going to the human resources department. I emphasize again that they are the first and foremost protection companies.