How to get promoted
If you're good at your job, reliable, and people can depend on you, this might be the reason you're not getting promoted. Most people think promotions go to the hardest worker. That sounds logical. It's also wrong. Hard work gets you trusted. It doesn't get you promoted. The people who get promoted didn't work harder. They just got better at being seen. So build your evidence every week, and make sure the right people see it. Then when you ask for the promotion, you're making their decision easier.
How to Ask for a Promotion: Build Your Case in 5 Minutes a Week
Don't ask your manager to take your promotion on trust: build the case five minutes a week and walk in with the evidence already on the table.
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