3 Tips For Getting Ahead At Work

by Professional Development

A lot of people’s professional goals including getting a raise and a promotion. So, I wanted to share three tips for getting ahead at work. 

1. Talk early

 

Most of the decisions about titles and salaries are made well in advance of when they’re announced. So, make sure you’re talking in your annual review about where you want to be in the next year. And set up some time to talk to your boss maybe 6 months in advance. Have a clear understanding of the steps and timing to get there. 

 

2. Do research

Look at what people inside and outside of your company in your role are making. Some companies have particularly clear salary ranges and job descriptions but most do not. As you’re looking at other companies understand if the role responsibilities are comparable. And have a sense for the range that is could depend on the location, size or type of the company. You can search for some of this information online but it’s particularly helpful to talk to people. 

 

3. Do the job

One of the frequent complaints I hear from people is that they’re doing the job but yet to have the salary and title. This is actually very typical. Make sure that you’re demonstrating the skills that you’ve agree you need before the promotion. Do this either within your role or by volunteering for other opportunities. Then make sure you can back this up, that other people have seen you doing the work, and if you can get numbers for any of those successes all the better.

Getting ahead at work isn’t just about working harder. It’s about having a strategic understanding of what it takes to get ahead. And what better way than to ask.

 

Do you have a defined goal within your company? And have you discussed the path to get there? 

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Hi, I’m Dana

I help ambitious career-driven leaders gain clarity and make needle-moving decisions to confidently and purposefully get ahead at work without burnout or sacrificing precious family time.

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