The Secret To Landing A Promotion
I’m sure at some point in your career, you’ve encountered the term ‘competencies.’ But what are competencies, and how can they help you advance your career, even to the point of getting a promotion?
Competencies are abilities or attributes that help describe your performance. Some examples are delegating, presenting, energy, ambition, decisiveness, and more. Any skill you bring to the workforce is a competency, and they focus mostly on how you achieve tasks. This is why employers are so interested in them.
Employers use competencies to determine promotions, and you can up your chances of being considered for prestigious positions by managing your competencies, putting yourself ahead of the curve.
Use Career Companion’s FREE competency module to help you track and cultivate your competencies, so you can have them all in one place and handy whenever you need them. Career Companion has a library of over 100 competencies you can choose from to keep track of your skills, and you can even add your own. Staying organized, aware, and up-to-date on your competencies will help you advance your career and even be more likely to land a promotion.
To be more effective, try breaking down your competencies by role and position, as companies often have detailed frameworks of required competencies based on job profile. These competencies will often have specific behavioral indicators and measurement criteria. For example, a survey revealed employers valued problem solving and critical thinking as the “most essential” competency. Knowing what competencies your company values most will help you determine whether or not you have the right skills, so you can hone them if they aren’t up to par… Or use them to your advantage if they are.
Managing your competencies will not only allow your employer or future employer to break down your skills and knowledge to determine whether or not you’d be right for a certain position, but they will also give you clear expectations of how you should function within that role. Let’s say you get the promotion because you have the specific set of competencies — Once you’re in the role, you know exactly the abilities and knowledge you need to put forth to succeed, and you’ll be able to self-evaluate success more easily.
Managing your competencies doesn’t have to take hours of effort. All it takes is a working knowledge of your skills, a determination to discover all of your abilities, and Career Companion’s free module to track it all. Are you ready to begin? Let’s get you that promotion!
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