Hidden Secrets: 4 Tips On How To Get Job Promotion

By Kibet Tobias
The phrase ‘life is like a ladder’ in Kenya is something we’re all used to hearing, and it often brings to mind images of determined people stepping on each other’s hands in a scramble to the top.
Truth is, in career development we all have our own ladders, and we all get promotion at our own pace. Our success must be measured against our own accomplishments; no one else’s.
However, before you ask for promotion, be sure that you’re doing all the right things to help ensure that the answer will be positive.
Here Are The Most Powerful Things You Can Do To Get Promoted At Your Job…
1. Volunteer for more responsibilities
Don’t wait to be asked to do more and don’t limit yourself to only doing what’s in your job description.
If you’re doing a good job with your normal responsibilities, look for ways to take on more. Ask your boss what else you can help with.
Look for ways to improve processes in your company, help the team more, make other people’s jobs easier, etc. But always handle your core responsibilities first.
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A good boss will be thrilled that you’re taking initiative to ask what else you can do and learn. And it’s their job to find ways to keep you engaged and growing!
Asking them for more responsibilities is one of the best ways to get promoted in your job. Remember how you perform in your current position is going to be important when you’re considered for a promotion. Excellent performance reviews and your reputation as an above-average employee will carry a lot of weight when the company is making staffing decisions.
By doing this you’ll be known as a team player and an individual that colleagues want to work with. Check out this list of skills to get an idea of what employers are looking for.
2. Don’t Miss Work
Be on time for work and don’t take more time off than you are allocated. If you’re known as someone who misses more work than is appropriate, it will be held against you.
And managers promote people who they can trust. So showing up to work on time every single day is probably the simplest, easiest way to get promoted quickly at your job.
It takes zero talent or skill to do this!

3. Take bigger roles in company meetings and events

Participate in events. Make sure people get used to seeing you at company events whenever possible. Attend company parties and gatherings.
Volunteer to help out any time your company does something like volunteering in the community, putting on a party for the holidays, or anything else.
Also, come to events relatively early so you can have a chance to meet new people, and leave late.
Do not skip these if you want to be promoted. Make sure you’re seen!
The more connected and engaged you are with your colleagues, the more they will know about you and the more you’ll stand out when it comes time to consider you for promotion. Managers are more likely to promote an employee they know well than a random applicant they don’t know much about.
4. Continue Your Education
If your company offers opportunities for professional development classes, take advantage of as many as you can. If your skills need updating or advancing, take continuing education or college classes. This way, your technical skills will be top level.

How to you Ask for a Promotion?

1. Ask
If you don’t ask for something, you won’t receive it. Your boss isn’t a mind-reader.
While you’re sitting quietly wondering why you haven’t gotten promoted, your boss might be wondering if you really want more responsibility, if you like being here, etc.
Don’t make them guess. Go ask for the promotion! Tell them you’d love to be considered for the next opportunity available.
2. Follow the Application Process
Don’t presume you’re going to get the job. The company may be considering external candidates as well as other employees for the job.
Also, don’t presume that the hiring manager or department manager reviewing your qualifications will know your background. Take the time to update your CV and to write a targeted cover letter for the job you are interested in. Follow the application process, if there is a formal procedure for applying for internal job postings.
In the end…
Getting promoted is a great way to advance your career without having to change companies often. It also looks fantastic on your CV. If you follow the steps above you’ll be in great position to get promoted and succeed faster in your career!
The writer is a content writer at Career Point Kenya. For any related queries contact tobias@www.careerpointkenya.co.ke Or comment on the section below.