Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kim Elsesser covers issues that impact women in the workplace. New research indicates that bragging about your accomplishments ...

What comes to mind when you hear the term self-promotion? If you’re like many women I work with, self-promotion probably makes you a little uncomfortable. You might picture someone who shamelessly ...

In our noisy age, it clearly doesn’t work to just do good work and hope opportunities find you. Putting yourself out there is key. But there’s a catch when it comes to self-promotion–people really ...

Thousands of messages fight for our attention every day. When it comes to promoting ourselves for jobs and promotions, we face a mountain of competition when we try to get our unique story through the ...

While it's never been a better time to be a successful IT professional in terms of professional gains, recognizing opportunities for career advancement is just the starting point. IT professionals who ...

You’ve done the work. You led the project, landed the client, solved the problem nobody else could figure out. When it comes time to talk about it, however, you downplay it, or worse, you say nothing ...

No beating around the bush here. Entrepreneurship is a cutthroat realm where the bold thrive. You’ll fade into oblivion if you’re not unabashedly showcasing your unique capabilities, hollering about ...

Do you regularly post proud news on social media or volunteer your skills for yet another workplace project? Some people self-promote unashamedly. Others don’t. In reality, most people dislike ...

I hate being in the spotlight. Like everyone else, I want my accomplishments to be recognized, but self-promotion feels icky. The discomfort comes from social anxiety and imposter syndrome around my ...