Good Response to a Denial of a Request for Promotion
To begin with, an employee should realize that promotions normally do not come as a matter of course, but through a certain level of focused effort on the part of the worker. Every job will have its criteria for achieving a promotion, some more challenging than others. The employee desiring to advance to a higher level of responsibility (and, of course, remuneration) needs to become familiar with the processes and prerequisites of advancement within the company where he or she works. An understanding of these procedures will help ensure against disappointment should a promotion fail to materialize as anticipated.
The employee who prepares for promotion by becoming ever more proficient at assigned tasks and who analyzes the requirements for a higher position greatly improves the chances for advancement. When ready, the employee can follow company protocols for seeking promotion. It's important that established procedures be followed. In many cases, the employee's immediate supervisor or another long-time worker can help determine the best approach to take in seeking a promotion.
The employee needs to remain confident that the promotion will come about. The employee's work record and observed dedication to the company's overall needs should speak for themselves. In interviews or conversations with higher company authorities, however, the employee may enlarge upon a strong interest in the additional duties a promotion would lead to.
That being said, the employee should keep in mind the possibility of a denial of the hoped-for promotion. This can happen more often than not in the present employment environment, depending on the current workforce and company policies concerning promotions.
First of all, excessive ambition should not get in the way of the employee's reaction should the first attempt at obtaining a promotion fail to produce the desired result. How the employeerespondsto this eventuality quite possibly could affect future relationships with the company, its representatives (supervisors, managers, personnel director) and with fellow workers.
The employee needs to realize that acurrentdenial of promotion does not necessarily mean the end of the road to advancement. Changing conditions within the company may result in future opportunities. With this in mind, the employee can return to work satisfied that the effort to gain a promotion will have put the employee's name before the company's representatives as one seeking advancement.
Thank the interviewer for the time taken and resolve to continue improving work skills so as to be even better prepared at the next meeting.
