How to get promoted

 



How to get promoted
If you’re sitting at your desk wondering whether this will be the year you finally get promoted,
here are some tips.
It starts with you. You are perhaps the most important part in the ‘promotion process’, so you
need to know what you want – and why you want it. Take an honest look at yourself – your
achievements and also your skills, particularly those you could exploit to take on a different role.
Your boss is the gatekeeper. If you think your boss is likely to be on your side, ask for a meeting
to discuss your serious commitment to the organization and how this could translate into a more
defined career plan. If you are less sure about your boss’s view of your prospects and how they
may react, start softly with a more deliberate focus on increasing your boss’s understanding of
the work you do and the added value you deliver.
Think about how you are perceived at work. In order for you to get your promotion, who needs
to know about you? Who would be on the interview panel and whose opinion and input would
they seek? And once you’ve got a list of people to impress, ask yourself – do they know enough
about you? And I mean really know – what you do day to day at your desk, your contribution to
the team, and perhaps most importantly, your potential.
The chances are that those decision-makers won’t know ail they should about you. Raising your
profile in your organization is critical so that when those in charge start looking at that empty
office and considering how best to fill it, the first name that pops into their heads is yours. If your
firm has a newsletter, volunteer to write a feature to include in it. If they arrange regular client
events, get involved in the organization of them. And so on.
If you think your experience needs enhancing, then look at ways you can continue to improve it.
If you are confident in your professional expertise but lack the latest management theory, enrol
on some relevant courses that fit around your day job.
So what are you waiting for?

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