Companies are going hardcore. It means one classic piece of career advice is getting more crucial.

Documenting your achievements at work can be important in general, but especially in today's economy.

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• As the job market cools, many companies are focusing more on performance and metrics in evaluating employees.
• Big names like Meta have been in the news for making decisions using work performance, including job cuts.
• Keeping track of your performance at work and how you bring value to your company can be important.

A few big companies...