12. May 2008 | Show Originial
The above is a comic Basic Instructions: How to Apply for A Promotion. Click on the image to view it full-size. On a more serious note, sometimes when you try and go for a promotion, it doesn't work out. Ironically enough, Ask A Manager blog has a post about being passed over for a promotion. There's also some solid advice on what you can do to try and get that promotion.
What does this have to do with job searching? A lot actually. The first step to getting a promotion is to pick the right company to work for:
Work for a company that can give you room to grow. The type of company you work
can determine your potential for promotion. When applying for jobs, seek out
companies with opportunity for advancement. You don't have to work for a huge
corporation, although these usually offer plenty of promotion possibilities at
any given time, but you do want to look for a company that has enough going on
so that you can be assured you're not running into a dead end. Preferably this
company will be doing well and growing, though many companies, especially very
large ones, tend to grow in cycles.
- Rosie Reilman