How to get a promotion?
13 February 2013
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Promotion often means a pay raise and more responsibilities in the company: more stress and more work. However, this evolution can mean a new boost in your career and an interesting challenge. Here are some tips and advice to succeed. Promotion often means a pay raise and especially more responsibilities in the company: more stress, more work and more difficulties. However, this evolution can mean a new boost in your career and an interesting challenge. Here are some tips and advice to succeed.
Ask yourself the right questions. Like any desired change in your professional life, the project of obtaining a promotion requires prior reflection. Are you already proving yourself in your current tasks? Do you need additional training before taking the targeted position? Is it the right time to move on? Do you know the team you want to join? Will you be up to this new position? Will your future responsibilities and your next schedule be compatible with your personal and family life?
Find THE right person to talk to. Human resources management is not necessarily the best door to knock on. As a general rule, the direct superior is the best person to talk to. Except if they don't want to let you go! It is then better to approach the boss you would have if you were promoted. Don't hesitate to build a network of internal relationships within the company, especially within the team you want to join. Have more lunches, coffee breaks, or after-work drinks. All these small contacts can prove useful to support a request for promotion. Go for it... while remaining skillful.
The right time. The annual performance review is the ideal opportunity to inform your superior of your request for promotion. During this face-to-face meeting, your manager will be more attentive to your arguments and to the assessment of your activity over the past year. Increased activity, restructuring of a department, new contracts: take advantage of all the highlights of your company's life to make known your willingness to access a higher-level position. Regularly check your company's intranet to find out about job opportunities offered in other services and departments.
Justify your interest in the desired position. Prepare your arguments well. Why does it attract you? What would it bring you? How will you bring added value? It is a matter of subtly proving that you are the right person for this position. To justify the validity of a promotion, you must of course appear very convinced yourself. Show that you have the required skills and that you will integrate into the new team, especially if they are convinced themselves. Give your boss a document showing your achievements with concrete examples of projects successfully completed, results and figures.
The right tone. Avoid basing your request for promotion on criticisms such as "I've been working hard for your company for ten years and I deserve this promotion" or "So-and-so was promoted while I work better than him". Adopt a calm and motivated tone but don't fall into flattery.
Make your proposal to the identified manager. Perhaps you have noticed dysfunctions in your current functions that would justify the creation of a new position? Suggest solutions! If you have already held similar positions, don't hesitate to specify this. Do not mention the salary level you wish for, unless you are asked. Discussions about your remuneration will take place at a second time, and if they do take place, it is a sign that your profile has been retained...
In case of refusal. Your request for promotion has been refused? Take stock of the arguments put forward by your boss to justify his decision. If this refusal seems unfounded, nothing prevents you from starting to look for a position in another company.
Careerbuilder.fr
Posted on February 13, 2013.
Ask yourself the right questions. Like any desired change in your professional life, the project of obtaining a promotion requires prior reflection. Are you already proving yourself in your current tasks? Do you need additional training before taking the targeted position? Is it the right time to move on? Do you know the team you want to join? Will you be up to this new position? Will your future responsibilities and your next schedule be compatible with your personal and family life?
Find THE right person to talk to. Human resources management is not necessarily the best door to knock on. As a general rule, the direct superior is the best person to talk to. Except if they don't want to let you go! It is then better to approach the boss you would have if you were promoted. Don't hesitate to build a network of internal relationships within the company, especially within the team you want to join. Have more lunches, coffee breaks, or after-work drinks. All these small contacts can prove useful to support a request for promotion. Go for it... while remaining skillful.
The right time. The annual performance review is the ideal opportunity to inform your superior of your request for promotion. During this face-to-face meeting, your manager will be more attentive to your arguments and to the assessment of your activity over the past year. Increased activity, restructuring of a department, new contracts: take advantage of all the highlights of your company's life to make known your willingness to access a higher-level position. Regularly check your company's intranet to find out about job opportunities offered in other services and departments.
Justify your interest in the desired position. Prepare your arguments well. Why does it attract you? What would it bring you? How will you bring added value? It is a matter of subtly proving that you are the right person for this position. To justify the validity of a promotion, you must of course appear very convinced yourself. Show that you have the required skills and that you will integrate into the new team, especially if they are convinced themselves. Give your boss a document showing your achievements with concrete examples of projects successfully completed, results and figures.
The right tone. Avoid basing your request for promotion on criticisms such as "I've been working hard for your company for ten years and I deserve this promotion" or "So-and-so was promoted while I work better than him". Adopt a calm and motivated tone but don't fall into flattery.
Make your proposal to the identified manager. Perhaps you have noticed dysfunctions in your current functions that would justify the creation of a new position? Suggest solutions! If you have already held similar positions, don't hesitate to specify this. Do not mention the salary level you wish for, unless you are asked. Discussions about your remuneration will take place at a second time, and if they do take place, it is a sign that your profile has been retained...
In case of refusal. Your request for promotion has been refused? Take stock of the arguments put forward by your boss to justify his decision. If this refusal seems unfounded, nothing prevents you from starting to look for a position in another company.
Careerbuilder.fr
Posted on February 13, 2013.
