By | Michael Wolfe | thoughtcatalog.com
To get a promotion, four things must be true:
- The company must have a position that it needs filled.
- You must be capable of filling that position.
- You must be the best person for that position.
- You must express interest and willingness to take the position.
So the people who get promoted are the ones who get themselves into companies where opportunities open up, make sure they are prepared for those opportunities, and make sure their managers know they want more responsibility. This has a few implications for anyone who wants a promotion:
- You can’t get promoted into a position that doesn’t exist. Don’t ask to be promoted to manager if the company doesn’t need a new manager right now. It immediately positions you as someone who wants a promotion for the sake of it vs. showing a true understanding of how you can help your company. This is why you want to work at dynamic, growing, companies – those are the ones that generate new opportunities.
