My Top 10 Tips To Get A Promotion

When I worked in the corporate world I remember the pressure I felt under to get promoted and be successful.

 

I’m not sure if that was driven by my own beliefs, by peer pressure or the culture in the company. But I do know it affected my confidence to go for career success.

 

One of the reasons that women hold back from going for a promotion, is that we are less likely to believe in our abilities and to take a risk in applying

 

To help you I’m sharing with you ‘My Top 10 Tips To Get A Promotion’. I’m sure you’ll find them helpful to set you on the journey to career success.

 

1. Research the role. Get clarity on what is required, the skills and behaviours necessary and ensure it’s actually a job you would like to do. You don’t always have to move up the career ladder, it might suit you to do a sideways move to a different ladder instead.

2. Identify and accept your strengths and weaknesses. Being aware of your weaknesses and celebrating your strengths is key to demonstrating confidence. As well as being useful for interviews!

3. Identify why you’re putting off going for a new role. Is your inner critical voice sabotaging your confidence? Perhaps it’s saying things like ‘I’m not clever enough”, “I’m not good enough” or “everyone else will be better than me”. These negative beliefs are false and shouldn’t be listened to. What would be a more realistic belief instead?
4. Don’t overthink it. As women we are in general, quite bad at overanalyzing or going over and over a decision. Make the decision and then go for it. If it doesn’t go the way you want it to then you can just make another decision to change.

5. Don’t let fear of failure put you off. Failure to one person is a learning experience to another so change your perspective and only focus on the things you can control

6. If you get negative feedback clarify it. Make sure you get a detailed response so you have something to work on. Then make your own decision whether the feedback is correct and worthwhile
7. Avoid all or nothing thinking. For example, either I get the job or that’s it I’ll be out on the street.

8. Focus on small steps. Going for a promotion may mean you have to achieve many things in preparation. Instead of being overwhelmed, make a plan and take it one step at a time
9. What is the worst that could happen? If you don’t get the role, will it really       be a disaster? Or will you just have had a useful experience to help next time?
10. What would you say to a colleague your situation? Would you tell them to go for it? What advice would you offer?

 

Do you feel more confident to put yourself out there?

For more support have a look a my ‘Confidence at Work’ programme or why not attend one of my mini lunchtime workshops in January

Good luck

Jo