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5 ways to land a promotion (besides showing you’re a hard worker)
5 ways to land a promotion (besides showing you’re a hard worker)

By Max Chan (2020)

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Written by Neil Wainwright
Updated over 2 years ago

Throughout my career, I have seen my colleagues get angry when they aren’t chosen for a promotion. They truly believe they are the best person for the job, so when the company hires someone external for the position or, even worse, a colleague of theirs who has less experience gets the job, they get extremely angry and resentful. It’s important to remind yourself it’s not your fault, as workers have repeatedly been taught that seniority and putting in good work are the main factors for getting promoted. However, this is not the only case. There are other factors in play that you need to manage and be proactive about in order to consider yourself in the running. Here are a few to get you started.

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