Newshot From Call Center Employee to HPE CEO: 安东尼奥 Neri Shares Career Advancement Insights
IT之家, November 12 — HPE CEO 安东尼奥 Neri believes that to gain more opportunities in the workplace, you first have to do one most basic thing: keep your word.
In an interview with Business Insider, Neri pointed out that the first step in career development is to deliver on your own promises. Neri has plenty of insight into how to win a boss's recognition and achieve career advancement.
In the mid-1990s, Neri joined what was then Hewlett-Packard, starting in a call center role in Amsterdam, and rose steadily from there, becoming HPE CEO in 2018.
Neri advises that in addition to doing their own jobs well, employees should proactively lay out their career plans for the next three to five years to their manager. "Hold your boss accountable for doing their job, but more importantly, hold yourself accountable too. Career development takes effort from both sides."
If you want to get promoted, you should also actively seek out opportunities that build your abilities, expand your network inside the company, and connect with colleagues and other managers. That both raises your visibility and gives you a chance to be considered when new opportunities come up.
Neri also cautions that you need to be selective about opportunities. "Don't overdo it when it comes to putting yourself out there, but don't stay invisible forever either. Speak up when it's time to speak, and spend the rest of the time listening to what others have to say. But in the end, the most important thing is still keeping your word."
IT之家 learned from the report that Walmart Chief People Officer Donna 莫里斯 has offered similar advice. In an October interview with Business Insider, she mentioned that when considering candidates for promotion she mainly looks at two traits, one of which is whether they can do their current job well. "Employees who get promoted quickly place great importance on doing the job in front of them as well as possible — even more than on anything else."
She believes the other important trait is being able to prove you are capable of taking on more work. "Be someone who is willing to take on extra work, not just someone who completes what's in their job description. When it comes to new ideas and new projects, actively push to get involved, or volunteer your own efforts."
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