Used to flying below the radar at work? Think not being noticed will keep your job safe? Not anymore. The best strategy now is to figure out how you can raise your visibility at work - in positive ways.

Additionally, if your job is tedious or repetitive, you can request alternative activities to break up the monotony of your every day work. No matter the job, it is difficult to do the exact same work all day long, even if you love the work and the customers. Your request for skill developing assignments will make you stand out.

If you're underemployed and waiting for your next opportunity at work, request work that will help you grow into your next assignment. If you're thinking about looking for a new job, make your requests for more challenging work visible. Don't sit back and wait for your manager to give you something new or exciting to do. This is always the wrong approach.

Your manager is busy, too, and while your development as a person and employee may be important to your manager, he or she cannot read your mind. It is helpful to work in a company with a performance development planning process in place.

There, you have the opportunity to talk with your supervisor, at least quarterly, about issues such as your development and career growth. But, no matter your company's employment practices, you have the right to ask and to care about your career and personal development and visibility at work.

Six Tips to Raise Your Visibility at Work

These ideas will help you help your boss help you:

Ask for more responsible assignments so you can exhibit that you deserve them and that your skills are underutilized. Go to your manager with specific suggestions about how you think you can contribute to improvement, departmental efficiency, or creating a new process or method. Make it easy for him or her to help you.

Volunteer to represent your department at meetings, on planning committees, and on projects. A proactive approach to work is noticed by the bosses. Working on cross-functional teams also gives your talents exposure outside of your own work area. This is helpful when promotions or lateral opportunities become available. A "known" employee has the advantage over one who is not known.

Build your relationship with your boss. Check in with him or her periodically whether you need to or not. The boss is a person, too. Don't make fake requests or pretend ignorance if you really have the answer. But, running the answer by the boss, telling the boss what's on your mind, and making suggestions for improvement are generally welcome interactions. You don't have to share your private life, or be friends with your boss and coworkers, but a friendly, supportive relationship matters for success and visibility.

If you have skills that you are not using in your current position, look for opportunities to keep in practice. Use them; don't lose them. These opportunities will also bring wider company exposure and broaden your organization's thinking about what you can do. So, as an example, your creative talents, your willingness to experiment, or your ability to mediate conflicts will make you stand out as an employee.

Request the opportunity to participate in seminars and training classes. Ask to belong to your relevant professional development association and for the opportunity to participate in its events. Then, visibly apply the new opportunities back in the workplace. Take the application one step further.

Tell your boss and coworkers what you learned and how you plan to apply the new information at work. This has three advantages. Your improvement efforts improve your visibility and teaching others is the best way to make sure you've really learned the concepts. Finally, your coworkers benefit from the time you spent and the knowledge you gained at the session.

If your company has book clubs or interactive brown bag lunches on topics, get involved or start them. Make sure your boss has factored the time into your schedule so you can become involved. Just like the activities mentioned earlier, this participation brings all the benefits of broader visibility and you can be observed by others in thoughtful discussion.
These tips about employee training and development will give you more thoughts on how you can pursue your personal professional development at work.

常常在别人的关注下工作吗？想想要是没人注意你，那你工作能有保障吗？更别说别的了。最好的策略就是找到怎样能在工作中让你更显眼---在好的方面。

另外，如果你的工作单调乏味，只是重复性的工作，你可以要求变换工作以消除每天工作中的枯燥。不管是什么工作，每天做着相差无几的工作是困难的，即使你喜欢这份工作和你的客户。你要求技能增长的要求会把你“亮”出来。

如果你没有工作，期待工作中的下一个机会，要求做能帮助你进入下一次任务的工作。如果你在考虑找一份新的工作，就去要求做能被人注意的更具有挑战性的工作。不要静坐着等你的经理给你新的或者更令人兴奋的事情做。这一直是个错误的方法。

你的经理也很忙，当你是一个求上进的人，那么你对于你的经理就是一个很重要的雇员，他/她不会知道你的想法。在一个公司工作，适当地有个业绩发展规划是有助于你的。

之后，你有机会找你的上司谈谈关于比如你的发展和工作中的成长的事情，至少每个季度一次。但是，不管你们单位雇佣习惯怎样，你有权询问并关心你的职业和个人成长以及工作中的受关注度。

让你在工作中显眼的六招

这些建议会帮助你帮助你的老板来帮助你：

申请更多责任重大的工作，以便你能展示自己是能胜任这些工作的，你的工作能力是未发掘的。带着关于你怎么改进，怎么提高部门效率，或者提出新的程序或者方法的具体的建议去找你的经理。让他/她帮助起你来更简单。

在规划委员会的会议和工程项目会议上自荐代表你的部门。工作的一个积极的方法是能够被老板注意到。在你的工作区域外的跨职能团队中工作也会显露出你的才能。在有晋升机会或者平级调动的时候这将有助于你。一个“众人皆知”的雇员要比一个没有名气的雇员更有优势。

和你的老板建立关系。周期性的和他/她一起（同时）到公司，不管你需不需要。老板也是人。如果你有答案，不要装着去询问或者忽视（问题的存在）。但是，告诉老板你的想法，提出改进建议一般都是受欢迎的互动的举动。你不必去分享你的个人生活，不必和老板以及同事成为朋友，但是友好的，给予帮助的关系关系到你的成功和显眼。

如果你有在你目前的职位上用不到的才能，找机会好好练习。用这些技能：不要丢掉他们。这些机会让你更多的显露，扩宽你能做的事情的组织思维。所以，举例来说，你的创造性的才能，你要求实践的愿望，或者你的调节冲突的能力将使你以一个雇员显现出来。

申请加入研讨会或者培训班的机会。要求加入与你的专业发展相关的协会，并借此机会加入它的活动中去。然后，再返回来在工作场所当众利用新的机会，进一步拿到申请表（很不确定，求指教）。

告诉你的老板和同事你所学到的东西以及你怎么样在工作当中应用这些。这有三个好处。你进步的努力改变了你的受关注度，教会其他人你所学的东西是最好的能够确认你真正学会了的办法。最后，你的同事从你所花的时间里面和你做学到的知识上受益。

如果你的公司有读书吧或者互动的便当午餐时间来讨论（不确定，求指教），加入其中并开始展现其中。确定你的老板花时间在你的计划上了，那么你就可以加入其中。就像之前提过的活动那样，加入这些会带来更广泛的关注，在深度的讨论中，你会被其他人注意到。

这些雇员培训和发展的秘诀使得你在工作中如何追求个人专业发展时有更多的想法。