How to Get Promoted

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This is Part 1 of a 3 Part Series on Career with a focus on promotion. Part 2 will focus on how to handle being passed over for a promotion. Part 3 will deep dive into three examples from my experience and how I handled them. The guidance in this article largely applies to performance in medium sized startups to big tech. If you are at a startup <50 people, you know that these processes are largely informal.

Over my nearly 15 year career Iā€™ve been fortunate to move from IC to Manager to Director and beyond. I have experienced the high highs of moving to the next level and the low lows of being stuck for years without ā€˜titleā€™ progress. Even while receiving a string of exceeds and greatly exceeds expectations. Iā€™ve sat through many calibration sessions ā€“ each with their own politics, figure heads, and shifting cultural norms. Along the way, Iā€™ve learned a few lessons I think can be helpful for those who are navigating the promotion spectrum.

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