How to Earn a Promotion or Raise

Getting a promotion or raise is not just about showing up and putting in your hours – you have to EARN one! Here are 5 things you can do to achieve that big, corner office without raising eyebrows:

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Understand your predecessors: managers, bosses, CEOs and presidents. Know their expectations and the company’s priorities. Talk to them and get advice on how they think you can get to the next level.

2. Respect the process. It’s important to understand how the company works, and who and what you have to go through in order for big decisions to be made. You might have ideas on how to do things faster but is it in line with the basic procedures?

3. Make sure you have enough actual experience. Remember that expertise doesn’t mean experience. Just because you know a lot about something, doesn’t mean you are qualified to manage it and others.

4. Ask yourself if you are mature and responsible enough to hold a higher position. Does it reflect in your words and actions? Do your peers and management consider you mature and responsible?

5. Find ways to add value to the company. Make yourself invaluable to the company by making it stronger.

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