How Do You Ask For A Promotion?
You have watched your peers get promoted. Friends from school are in better jobs. You are working hard and getting praise for your accomplishments. You are not getting promoted. It is time to approach your boss and ask for a promotion. What should you do? Review your past performance reviews. Was there specific feedback and development guidance? If yes, did you follow it? Be prepared to discuss how well you followed up on the information or why you disregarded it. Review your list of accomplishments. Separate the list into accomplishments that are part of your usual work and goals and ones that are not. For the accomplishments that are part of your usual work and goals, did you exceed expectations or results? If yes, be prepared to show how well you did. If not, be prepared to discuss why you didn’t reach goals. For the accomplishments that are not part of your usual work, how did you get involved in the work? Did you volunteer, get assigned by your boss or others? For these accomplish