Do you feel stuck in your current job and ready to move up? ‘A steady job report?’ has found that job stability, which is the average amount of time spent in the same job, has risen steadily over the last 20 years, driven partly by trends such as more women returning to the same employer after having children and a greater number of older people being in work. What’s more, it seems the rate at which people move between jobs, is below levels before the financial crisis. This may be a cause for concern as it is could impact on people’s prospects for promotion, pay rises and productivity gains. Employees who change jobs over the course of a year typically have much faster earnings progression than those who stay in the same job.
It can be tough to rise up the corporate ladder, however if you want a job that excites you and pays well, you’ll likely have to climb at some point.
Getting promoted might sometimes feel like some sort of elusive mystery, but it’s actually very do-able and entirely within your control.
Here’s 5 Top Tips to make yourself promotable at work:-
1. Show humility
Some people feel and act like they already know everything!
Humble people recognise and openly admit that they’ve more to learn, and as a result, have more potential to growth.
They’re not actually afraid to ask questions and they’ll take on any task they’re given, believing that nothing is beneath them.
In a world filled with people who use every chance they get to broadcast how amazing they are, being humble definitely gets you noticed and it make you appear that much more remarkable.
2.Groom a successor
It’s a common problem: you’re so good at your job that you’re indispensable – but you’re so indispensable in your current position that things would fall apart if you were to leave that position. The solution is to take another employee under your wing and train them so that they can be ready to fill your shoes if you get promoted.
Some people worry that their understudy will take their job, but as long as you’re a great employee and continue to develop your skills, the only way you’ll lose your current job is by getting promoted!
Training others shows that you have management potential and that you care about helping others to develop their skills.
3.Be adaptable
Successful businesses are always asking “How can we do things better?”
To improve, better policies and procedures must be put in place, and employees must be able to adapt to them quickly. Change is relentless and constant.
It’s an increasingly ‘flat’ world – we’re becoming more interconnected than ever – being seen as rigid and inflexible could actually be detrimental to your career.
4.Promote yourself
Make sure people know you’re doing a great job – you can’t always expect your merits to speak for themselves – but don’t ‘blow your own trumpet’ too much!
Keep in good contact with your boss – make sure they know what you’ve achieved.
Don’t be an attention grabber or ‘brown-noser’ – but do make sure people know who you are and make sure you get credit where credit’s due.
Make sure the right people know you want a promotion – don’t be afraid to discuss your career goals.
Continue to do a great job in your current position and don’t seem fed up with your current work, but let the decision makers know if you really do want a particular job.
5.Be self-directed
Today, with many people working from home and other remote locations, it’s absolutely essential for employees to work independently.
Being able to self-manage and self-direct is crucial to getting projects completed on time.
Bosses have enough to do without micromanaging employees, so those who can manage themselves have definite promotion potential.
Focus on what matters – the priorities – highly promotable people focus on result, not tasks.
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