How to Get a Promotion

How to Get a Promotion

Promotions are a great way to better your career and take the next step in being successful. However, getting a promotion can be difficult if you don't know what you need to do or how it all works! In this blog post,  employment center  Express Employment Professionals will go over some of the best tips for getting promoted at work so you can have a job title with more responsibility and an increase in pay. 

First off, doing a good job is one thing - but a lot goes into promotion as well. You want to make sure your performance speaks for itself (which means staying on top of things like never missing deadlines), and also making connections within the company matters as well.  

Secondly, if you feel like you have done an excellent job in your position, then, by all means, approach your boss about the possibility of a promotion! A lot of people never take this step which holds back their career progression while others end up getting raises simply because they asked for them. However, if no one asks for anything ever, nothing will get done properly either, so make sure what you ask for isn't too much (or even unnecessary). You don't want to sound greedy or demanding! Just keep everything fair and honest, and you'll be fine. 

The last step is to think about what happens if your boss says "no." It can be difficult to consider this because we always want things to go our way right away; however, there are some good reasons why your boss may not give you exactly what you ask for, which means being prepared for anything will help keep your head on straight even when things aren't going so well. Being upset won't get you anywhere, so just sit back down with a piece of paper and think up a list of reasons why they may have said no, followed by what you can do to change their mind. It might not be as easy as it sounds but if done right - the promotion will come soon enough! 

If you feel like you need more advice on how to move up in your company, contact Express Employment Professionals of South Phoenix today for all your  career services .  

Express Employment Professionals  
3230 E Broadway Rd B-110, 
Phoenix, AZ 85040 
(602) 458-9500 
https://www.expresspros.com/phoenixsw/