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A lot of companies only promote individuals after they have been acting in a de facto capacity as the higher position.
by eitally 11y ago
A lot of companies only promote individuals after they have been acting in a de facto capacity as the higher position.
- sgt101 11y agoYes - and this is commonly misunderstood. The critical thing in getting a promotion is the ability to demonstrate the capabilities that will be required in the new position. This means actually being able to point at examples of you doing that successfully. This is really different from being brilliant at your current job.
- pyre 11y agoI think you misunderstood the post your replied to. That poster was talking about employees that have been going above and beyond their current role and taking on many/most of the responsibilities that their "promoted to" role would entail. The promotion is just becomes a recognition of the increased capacity that they are currently taking on.
- rndn 11y agoThat’s still just one sample outside their expected competence. Ideally, you’ll want to test people over a long time period to take as many samples as possible.