Comments on: How to Get Ready to Be Promoted http://workawesome.com/management/how-to-get-ready-to-be-promoted/ Work Better. Live Better. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:16:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeremy Olson http://workawesome.com/management/how-to-get-ready-to-be-promoted/#comment-5774 Jeremy Olson Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:12:28 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=696#comment-5774 I'm a college student. Beginning at entry-level I have received two raises in my first year at the company resulting in 5X the pay I began with. How? Read Seth Godin's book, "Linchpin". That's what I did. A lot of it has to do with the points you mentioned above. The main thing is to take initiative. Do beyond what you are asked. Take a personal interest in the success of the company and go above and far beyond your job description. Also, do amazing stuff (in your niche) outside of the office that promote your personal brand. I learned how to program for the iPhone and built a reputation as a successful iPhone developer. That made me worth multiples of what I was worth before to my company both in the work I could do and in the influence I had in the industry. I’m a college student. Beginning at entry-level I have received two raises in my first year at the company resulting in 5X the pay I began with.

How? Read Seth Godin’s book, “Linchpin”. That’s what I did. A lot of it has to do with the points you mentioned above. The main thing is to take initiative. Do beyond what you are asked. Take a personal interest in the success of the company and go above and far beyond your job description.

Also, do amazing stuff (in your niche) outside of the office that promote your personal brand. I learned how to program for the iPhone and built a reputation as a successful iPhone developer. That made me worth multiples of what I was worth before to my company both in the work I could do and in the influence I had in the industry.

]]> By: SmashingWebs.com http://workawesome.com/management/how-to-get-ready-to-be-promoted/#comment-1733 SmashingWebs.com Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:43:58 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=696#comment-1733 Really Great Post. Thanks a lot :) Really Great Post. Thanks a lot :)

]]> By: Brad Mahaffey http://workawesome.com/management/how-to-get-ready-to-be-promoted/#comment-1726 Brad Mahaffey Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:19:46 +0000 http://workawesome.com/?p=696#comment-1726 Great thoughts Great thoughts

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