How to Get a Promotion at Work

Getting a promotion at work is a great feeling.

No matter your current position in your company, you are probably interested in being promoted and moving up the corporate ladder. In fact, when you started your current position you were likely already considering how to move to the next level. Getting a promotion is a great career goal and one that you should strive for. Ensure, however, that you are also focused on performing in your current position; you need to demonstrate competency at a lower level before management will consider giving you more responsibility.

Instructions

1. Evaluate your current position in the company and what qualities got you to that point. Continue to leverage these strengths as you begin working on getting a promotion. Look carefully at your work habits and see if you can find any personal weaknesses. Work to improve any areas that you deem to be weaknesses.

2. Develop relationships with those higher than you in the company. Foster a relationship with a mentor who works above you in an area where you would eventually like to go. Use the opportunity to learn but also to demonstrate your skills. Ensure that you have a good working relationship with your boss as well. Her performance reviews can be the difference between you being promoted or being passed over.

3. Ask for more responsibility in your current position. This shows initiative and demonstrates your ability to take on additional tasks. Ensure that you can handle the additional responsibility before asking for it. Taking on additional responsibility that you don't have the time or skills for will hurt your chances at being promoted.

4. Work well in team situations to demonstrate that you work well with people. Take on a leadership role in team situations. This shows initiative and provides you with a platform to demonstrate your leadership skills.

5. Take every opportunity to promote yourself. Be careful when doing this, however. Bring attention to your accomplishments, but don't come across as egotistical or too worried about your own accomplishments. Use tact and bring up your accomplishments only when it is appropriate to do so. For instance, you might mention your accomplishments during a performance review.

References

• MSNBC: How to Get a Raise or Promotion in 2010
• Quint Careers: Moving Up the Ladder: 10 Strategies for Getting Yourself Promoted
• Career Success for Newbies: How To Get Promoted : 9 Obvious And Often Not Practiced Tips