How to Handle a Job Promotion
Posted January 20th, 2014
You supervisor has just called you into her office. But instead of berating you about something, she tells you she’d like to promote you!
Of course you’re flattered. Of course you’re excited. But you need to think ahead: what happens after the excitement of the promotion fades and you’re Actually. Faced. With. Doing. The. New. Job.
Gulp!
Read below for tips on how to handle a job promotion.
- Make sure you understand your new duties completely. While you’ll definitely be doing many things you used to and you won’t be doing some others, there are plenty of new duties and responsibilities waiting for you to tackle. Make sure you know what they are.
- Start by being very open with your team. Have group meetings and meetings one-on-one. Talk to them about your goals and learn about theirs. Establish how you and your team members will communicate. Will you have an open door policy? Will you be having weekly staff meetings? What about weekly/monthly individual meetings?
- At this meeting, set your expectations right away. Let your team members know of the goals you’ve set for the team. Tell them what you’ll use to gauge if those goals have been met.
- You’ll want to invest in training opportunities for your team members, of course, but don’t forget about training for yourself. Now that you’ve been promoted, you have a whole new set of skills and attributes you need and want to grow. Make sure you give yourself the chance to learn them by attending seminars, webinars and conferences.
- Work real hard to stay above the fray. No more gossiping, no more snarky remarks about management. You’ve just been promoted and you’re a leader; you need to show your staff that you respect your leaders.
- If you were a bit lackadaisical about getting to work on time, perusing Facebook too often, taking long-ish lunches, you should stop. You probably don’t want your staff members to do the above, so you should lead by example.
Lastly, take some time to savor the fact that you earned a promotion. That’s right: promotions are never given, there are earned. You had to work hard and prove yourself to your supervisors that you had the work ethic, the skills and the social savvy to rise to your new position. Big pat on the back for you!
If you’re ready for a new job and you live in the Bay Area, be sure to contact the recruiters at Bayside Solutions. We look forward to hearing from you.
