Q. I have been at my company for eight years. Through great feedback and hard work, I have really developed and found ways to be a more valuable team player and less annoying to senior management. That is what I have been told by my manager. When stretch assignments come up or other interesting opportunities such as travel, I’m not convinced I’ve been moved to the “good list.’’ What can I do to ensure senior management has a ­refreshed view of who I am?

A. You’ve done most of the work already. Here are steps to make sure senior management sees you as a “keeper’’:

Enlist your manager. Your manager needs to sell you to peers and more senior executives. It is difficult for people who don’t interact with you regularly to see your growth. Your manager needs to take every opportunity to talk you up.

Be specific. Tell your manager the ­assignments you’d like and the opportunities you are interested in. Make sure it’s not all easy assignments in warm places.

Be a team player. Volunteer to help others. Allow colleagues to see your ­willingness to pitch in on low-visibility, thankless tasks. Gratitude is often verbalized to senior executives, and you build supporters throughout the organization.

Listen well. Make sure you are a good listener so people will offer insights to what else is happening at the company.

Continue your development. Participate in onsite development opportunities. You can increase your skills and ­reputation as a lifelong learner.

Stay positive. Feeling undervalued can be discouraging, and it is easy to let that negatively affect your work. Know you are on a path toward recognition.

In short, prove your value. Valuable employees tend to advance.

Elaine Varelas is managing partner at Keystone Partners, a career management firm in Boston.