Value Your Worth

When looking at changing jobs, it’s essential that you spend some time understanding your worth. After being in the same job for a long period of time, it’s easy to lose sight of the skills and benefits you bring to your current company, particularly if you are feeling unappreciated. But never forget that they PAY you for your work, so you must be doing something to add value to their business! It’s now up to you to work out what those benefits are.

The most important person who needs to appreciate you, is you! You need to have a strong sense of worth if you expect your new employer to feel the same. Recruiters and employers interview a lot of people and manage a huge number of staff. They can see when someone has confidence in their abilities or not. So make the time before you start your job hunting process, to establish your value to yourself. Ask yourself these two fundamental questions:

- What is your role and how do you help others do their job better?
- What are your individual tasks and how do they help the company?

To be able to these questions easily, you need to answer them objectively. Take yourself out of the picture and imagine somebody else is doing the role. How would you explain how their role helps the company you currently work for? Look at it from a business perspective. That's how you establish your base worth.

 But to establish your additional value to this job, you need to step back into the picture and look at your personal qualities. What things do you bring to the job that other people don't? What things do you do better than others because of who you are?

Write the list. See your special qualities on paper. It is important to value yourself and the valuable contribution you make. When you recognise your skills, attitudes and contributions, you'll be ready to change jobs.