High-Level Resumes – Part 3
September 20th, 2009 | 
Author: A move within present organization
When making a move within your organization, it is usually one of two basic options: a) A move that is a step up (a promotion) or b) A move that is across the career ladder and/or the organizational structure (a lateral move). Since people are quite familiar with the concept of moving up or advancing your career and what a promotion implies, no further explanation is needed.
However, not everyone may fully understand what is and why someone wants to make a lateral move. A lateral move involves transferring to a different but equal to the one you presently have. This is a professional shift to consider when you want to remain with your present employer, but want to further develop as a professional and therefore, interested in expanding your skills and experience base. For example, Bill a HR Specialist with some responsibility for writing training materials, develops a growing interest in writing and editing. This results in his request for a lateral move to the In House Publications Department since one future possibility is working for an organization specializing in HR publications.
In either of these moves, one of the challenges that you may have to deal with is – how other people see you. If you are seeking a promotion: Do they see you as someone on their way up in the organizational structure or not? Or, if making a lateral move to learn new skills, do people who are only aware of your desire to make this transfer without knowing the reasons for the change may see you as a not very ambitious person.
Additionally, when attempting to make any type of organizational move try to be aware of any inside competition you may have and how you can offset their advantages with some of your own. Use the company’s informal networking system or your intuitive sense of other colleagues and be aware of whom else maybe applying for this position. On the other hand, if a specific opening does not exist, determine an organizational need/issue, and plan to promote yourself as the person who not only can solve the problem, but is interested, ready, and available to make a move and you will not have any competition.
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