Job Promotion
The easiest way to get promoted is to do the following: Choose an employer that’s growing and in constant demand for new people. Master your own job. Develop preliminary competence in the job above you. Volunteer to do the least enjoyable parts of the job above you ( before you’re promoted). Let me explain why each step is important. 1) Choose an employer that’s growing and in constant demand for new people. If a company is shrinking and laying people off, the last thing they are thinking about doing is promoting people into new roles. If a company is stagnant, there’s no upward mobility. If your boss isn’t looking to get promoted (thereby creating an open position for you), it becomes harder to have an upwards career trajectory with that employer. There’s no point in looking for a promotion if you are working on a sinking ship. 2) Master your own job. It’s absolutely vital that you truly master your current job before looking for the next job. Here’s why. From the employer’s poi