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Getting Promoted. By Cassandra Sheahan. Moving Up The Ladder. What is your goal What is your future goal Your goals now may not be your future goals Think outside of the box Imagine different career possibilities. Plan Your Next Job.
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Getting Promoted By Cassandra Sheahan
Moving Up The Ladder • What is your goal • What is your future goal • Your goals now may not be your future goals • Think outside of the box • Imagine different career possibilities
Plan Your Next Job Some career experts say that the day you start a new job, you should begin planning for your next job.
10 Strategies to Help 1. Develop Mentoring Relationships 2. Quantify Results 3. Practice Self-Promotion 4. Establish a Bond with Your Boss 5. Acquire New Knowledge and Skills 6. Build Your Network 7. Ask for More Responsibilities 8. Act Professionally at All Times 9. Be a Team Player 10. Create Your Own Opportunities
Develop Mentoring Relationships • Find a mentor in the company • They can spread the good word about you • Build relationships with as many people as you can • Mentors can also be great sources for information and career guidance
Quantify Results • Show detailed information about past successes • Getting results now can earn you a promotion • Show creativity and innovations • Show you loyalty and commitment • Keep records of things that enhance your businesses
Practice Self-Promotion • BE A KNOWN QUANTITY ! • While job-hunting modesty is not going to get you ahead. • Let people know your accomplishments, awards, and the programs you established. • SELL YOURSELF !
Establish a Bond with Your Boss • Boss = Board Guard • Seek counsel • Stress your interest in your company • Make your boss a supporter of you • Discuss potential roadblocks to promotion • Within informal settings…discuss some personal interests with your boss.
Acquire New Knowledge and Skills • Expand your knowledge. • Gain new skills. • Stay current in industry, news, and events. • Pay attention to trends. • Continue your Professional Development. • These things will make you marketable.
Build Your Network • Let people get to know you, your strengths, abilities, ambitions, and your value to the profession. • Network with your peers in your profession. • Network with people from other areas of the field.
Ask for More Responsibilities • Volunteer • Help on departments or teams • Ask for more work • Doing these things show your interests, desires, and your value in the organization.
Act Professionally at All Times • Dress Professionally • Ask Questions • Dare to be Different • Have a Positive Outlook • Make a Name for Yourself • Don’t be a Clock-Watcher • Be a Problem-Solver
Be a Team Player • Share Successes • Share Values • Work Together • Stay in Contact Outside of Organization • Being a team player, will build your reputation and increase your value within the profession
Create Your Own Opportunities • Study company needs • Challenge yourself with meeting that need • Bring skills and new ideas for that position • All efforts aren’t lost-you are showing initiative, creativity, and value.