Re:Ask HN: How to Self-Promote at Work?
by Brajeshwar on Tuesday January 31, 2023 @06:13AM
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- Write an internal Newsletter or a blog, and talk about what happens around you but not about you. This can be a protected internal (work) but write it in such a way that you are OK if it gets leaked or opened up to public.
- Highlight what your other team members did and how you were there (helping, helped, gratitude).
- Try to highlight things that usually gets ignored. For instance, the DevOps that writes awesome documentation or the front-end developer hacked to get around some design quirks.
This is a long-tail activity. Be the person to bring their good work out to others. You don't have to be talking or "marketing" around but this is a silent but extremely powerful weapon. Of course, people will start to notice you and will definitely want to know what you do. By then, you won't need to.
- Highlight what your other team members did and how you were there (helping, helped, gratitude).
- Try to highlight things that usually gets ignored. For instance, the DevOps that writes awesome documentation or the front-end developer hacked to get around some design quirks.
This is a long-tail activity. Be the person to bring their good work out to others. You don't have to be talking or "marketing" around but this is a silent but extremely powerful weapon. Of course, people will start to notice you and will definitely want to know what you do. By then, you won't need to.