Getting Promoted in 2010

It is a new year, and thankfully, the job market is picking up. Does this mean it is the time is right to seek pastures new? Or, should you rather stay loyal to your current employer, grow your skills and aim for a promotion in 2010?

Job market growth
After a tough 2009, where redundancies were common, 2010 started off with brilliant news for jobs. A survey conducted by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG revealed a growth in staff appointments for a fifth successive month.

Kevin Green, chief executive of the REC commented to The Telegraph: “As we head into 2010, the recovery of the UK job market is accelerating. Employer confidence is increasing and vacancies are on the up.”

Although an increase in job vacancies is reason enough for renewed optimism, nothing is cast in stone. KPMG partner and head of business services Bernard Brown, warned: “The prospect of possibly extensive public sector job cuts in the second half of 2010 casts a long shadow over everything. The jobs market has been cushioned in recent years by continued public sector expansion.”

Career growth
With a job market that can turn either way this year, advancing your potential at your current organisation seems like the safest option. The plus side is that growing your career and skills can also have an advantageous effect on your future.

Job development can lead to increased responsibility, a promotion and even a salary raise. A promotion at work has psychological benefits and looks fantastic on a CV when the time does come to change companies.

New Life Network, experts in career advice, believe that promotion, praise, popularity, prestige, productivity, pay and protection are the reasons why people feel motivated to advance professionally.

According to their strategy, a promotion won’t safeguard you from redundancy, but it will “make it easier for you to get another job somewhere else. More experience and a healthy track record of success improves your employability”.

Six tips to you get promoted
According to several authority sites on career advice, the following six tips are the most common when aiming for a promotion at work:

1. Make your boss look good for hiring you: Through being helpful and friendly towards co-workers and supervisors, you will get a healthy reputation at work. In any company, networking is essential and therefore you need to develop strong relationships. This will ensure your colleagues know who you are and how you add value.

2. Become a safe pair of hands: Be someone your boss can rely on to get the job done, no matter what. Through making yourself indispensable, you can safeguard your current position and slowly pave your way forward.

3. Communicate your plans to management: Let your supervisors in on your new career plan. This way they will make note of you endeavours and they might be able to let you know if and when they will consider staff promotions.

4. Develop your skills: Initiate growing your skills through attending courses and workshops that will benefit the company. Learn more about your organisation as a whole, the organisation’s business strategy, where they are headed and how you can contribute to this goal.

5. See challenges as opportunities: Be positive when challenges are thrown your way, it is an excellent time to show management what you are made of. Be a problem-solver, think of creative new solutions to old problems and find better ways to use company resources.

6. Exceed expectations: If you only do what your company pays you to do, why would they promote you? You need to get involved with work from the next level up. Volunteer for extra projects, expand your role and learn more about other aspects of the business. However, be careful not to take on too much and risk doing your own workload poorly.

Remember, nothing happens overnight. If you work hard, you will in due time reap the fruits of your labour. Best of luck!

Chantel is a regular contributor of career advice and jobs news for leading UK Job Board http://www.careersandjobsuk.com Link textArticle Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/careers-articles/getting-promoted-in-2010-1774491.html

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