There is always hierarchy in every establishment. All the workers are not equal in position. Your position in your establishment will also determine your salary. Normally, what determines a person’s position in his establishment is market value. If your market value is low then your salary will also be low. But if your market value is high, then you salary will be high. If you are dreaming of higher salary then you have to increase your market value.

There are certain things that determine a person’s market value. What many employers first consider when they are employing people is the persons academic qualifications. This is the first thing that determines your market value. No matter how hard working you are and how talented you are in your field and you do not have a reasonable academic qualification, you will not have a good market value. You will be classified as unskilled workers. But if you have good academic profile like a university degree, you are already classified as a skilled employee. This means that your market value will also be high in the labor market. There are certain things that you should do in order to increase your market value. Below are some of the things you have to do in order to have a higher market value.

The first thing you should do is to study the profile of some high ranked employees in your office. Take a look at their academic and professional profiles. Note down their qualifications. If possible research and find out their achievements in the company, when and why they were promoted to their ranks. The reason for this is simple. By knowing their professional history and how they arrived at the prominent positions in the office, you have already known what you will do in order to get to their level. Definitely, you have to pass the same road they have passed before you can think of getting to where they are.

Besides, their stories will also serve as a lesson and source of inspiration and motivation. You will be surprised to discover that you are better than some of them when they were in your stage. This will give you hope that one day and through hard work you will get to their positions. Again you will also know how they manage to achieve success in their career. Definitely, they might have made one or two mistakes. You should learn from their mistakes as you are studying their professional history.

The next thing you should do is to write down what you do in your office on daily basis. In your employment letter, your task in the office is stipulated clearly. This is what you are expected to do in your office.

There are some skills that you may need in order to carry out your duties in your office. Such skills may include good:

• Communication Skills
• Good Human Relations Skill
• Computer Literacy
• Team Spirit