CareerMysteries

Here are some of the characteristics, traits and cues that managers will use in determining if someone in their group is ready for a promotion:

• You have been in the job for at least a year or more
• You have mastered about 95% of the job you are doing
• You look for opportunities to take on more to support the team
• Your work product and service to your customers is mostly error-free
• You can and do look for opportunities to train and mentor new people
• You want to be promoted (and they know it!) because you apply for higher level jobs when they are posted internally.
• MOST IMPORTANT is that you have a great attitude and don’t complain about the company, your co-workers or your managers.

If you need to work on something, now is as good a time as any to start.  If you are not sure if you need to work on any specific areas, meet with your boss and ask for their input.  That is a good way to start stepping up. 

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