Ten Tips on Increasing your Visibility at Work

1. Be proactive. For example, solicit from sales requests for credit limit increases before they are actually needed
2. Volunteer to help in the new employee orientation process by explaining the role and responsibilities of the credit and collection function
3. Use the resources you have access to in order to help sales prospect for new customers
4. Use your access to credit reports to help pre-qualify strong prospects
5. Remember that even if every member of the credit and collections team is treated by most employees as a necessary evil, the credit function is a part of and not apart from the rest of the company
6. Cultivate a well-deserved reputation for being highly responsive to inquiries – especially from customers and from sales
7. Be the first, not the last person to volunteer for special assignments no matter how busy you might be at the time
8. Attend optional company sponsored events, especially those involving volunteer work in the community
9. Accept praise appropriately.  If someone thanks you for something, rather than telling them “it was nothing” say something like this: “Thanks.  I worked really hard on that, and I was quite pleased with the finished product”
10. Do not assume that hard work will get you noticed.  Get up, move around the office, meet people, and strike up conversations.  In other words, make networking a part of your every day routine.

© 2010 by Michael C. Dennis.  All Rights Reserved.  Mr. Dennis is the author of several books including “1001 Collection Tools and Tips.”  His website is at www.coveringcredit.com