Promotion at workplace is what employees look forward to in their workplace. Every employee at some point will expect a promotion.
Promotion when given normally come with an increase in level and an increase in payment of salary and some additional bonuses.
After having worked in a particular place for a period of time, an employee who has the right qualification, credentials and experience may expecting a promotion which may not be forth coming.
There are factors that can hinder promotion at workplace.
1. Your dressing to your workplace
You may not know how significant the way you dress to work is until it denies you of promotion. No company would want to employ an individual whose dressing cannot be presentable.
2. Lack of self-confidence
An employee who lacks self-confidence may not be able to pull through getting a promotion because it is self-confidence that would make such person come up with ideas boldly and as such attract a promotion.
3. Being invisible
Don’t be a kind on employee that nobody knows, even at work be social, attend meetings when called and most importantly make your efforts know. It is only people whose efforts are known that gets promotion.
4. Being in the wrong job
If you are not in the right place, you may find it difficult to pull through and make achievements. Being in the wrong place kills your morale and makes you less productive.
5. Lack of persistence
People who get promotion at work are those who have been seen to be be persistent in there work even under unfavorable circumstances.
6. Not having any significant milestone or achievement
While building personal self, also achieve some milestone and achievements. People who already have achievements attached to their name easily gets promotion than others.
7. Lateness to work
No employer would promote a worker who is always late to work. Giving such person a promotion will jeopardize the company’s growth.
8. Excuses!
Of course, people have excuses once in a while but when it becomes a habit, it shows irresponsibility. And such person will be assumed not to be able to run the company well.
9. Being absent in meetings
Employees who are always found wanting in important things like meetings will hardly be taken up for any serious job. They will always remain in there present position.
10. Lack of professionalism
Every staff in an organisation should have some sort of professionalism. It guides them through their work and helps them keep work ethics.
Getting promotion at your work place will not be a herculean task if you make yourself valuable and irreplaceable.
