Here's how you can impress employers and secure a promotion.

Work hard and learn to almost do your current role in your sleep, to a consistently high standard. This will be noticed by your managers and help you gain recognition and a competent employee with clear potential.

Impressing employers and securing a promotion involves: 1. Exceed Expectations: Consistently deliver high-quality work beyond your job description. 2. Take Initiative: Proactively identify and solve problems. 3. Develop Skills: Continuously improve through training and professional development. 4. Build Relationships: Foster strong connections with colleagues and leadership. 5. Show Leadership: Demonstrate leadership qualities, even in informal settings. These strategies highlight your value and readiness for higher responsibilities, making you a strong candidate for promotion.

Not only work hard and learn your craft well, learn to look 360. That means something that is an offshoot of your job or how your job affects perhaps another department, be aware and learn that as well. Learn how your work affects others within your work environment. You will not always stand out to your employers, but to other employees as well. At that point, you become an invaluable part of the team.

Taking initiative at work is a key factor in gaining recognition and advancing your career. Know your job description well and understand the expectations. Master your current tasks and look for ways to improve processes - look for inefficiencies or areas that could benefit from improvement. Take advantage of training programs, online courses, and workshops to enhance your skills. Volunteer for new projects or tasks that go beyond your usual duties. Address issues as soon as they arise rather than waiting for someone else to fix them. Show leadership by guiding your team through challenges and finding solutions.

Knowing your job well once again, looking 360 don’t be part of the problem that points out a problem find a reasonable solution, discuss it, if you’re not in a position to take the initiative, you can absolutely bring it up and consider all facts and perspectives when providing a solution or contribution: is it cost-effective? will your solution make it more difficult or easier on another department? Is it a long-term legacy change? Meaning can this be carried on long-term financially and adaptability wise? Learn to look 360 beyond your scope of work. Notice the things other people failed to see even if they’re little.

Reputation is everything, if you say you’re going to do it, do it well. Be a person of your word so that when you do network , you have already made a name for yourself. Build that brand for yourself that you have that one hundred percent reputation that can be trusted and valued.

Using Linkedin is a great way to build your professional network and reputation, as well as of course colleagues and supervisors you already work with.

Some of the most talented high-achievers struggle with self-advocacy and owning their results and strengths. Leaders who grew up in households where they were expected to excel without talking about their achievements may feel uncomfortable advocating for themselves. I often recommend that clients maintain a "strengths and results log" to have ready for performance review meetings. This practice is especially critical in roles related to shared services, where results and KPIs are not as transparent or measurable.

Absolutely, deliver results 100% with integrity. Claim responsibility for the wonderful things you’ve done, as well as any mistakes remember, integrity includes both. Own up to whatever you’ve done whether it’s positive positive or negative . If it’s negative state why and how you could improve it, and follow through with that improvement if given the opportunity. If you were claiming all of the good things, and you feel like you don’t want to stand out or that you look overly confident, simply be humble and honest .

Be open and positive to feedback when it isn't always perfect - view it as constructive and learn from it. Willingness to learn and develop from feedback is a great trait.

Understand feedback is not crushing, it is room for improvement and a chance to ask for help if you don’t know how to improve it. if you ask for help follow through with the effort. If feedback is positive, again be humble and thank them for the notice of your hard work don’t become too overfilled with confidence that you forget to watch your details of your job .

No one is irreplaceable. Consider making yourself relevant for the company. Relevance is built based on quality deliverables and good performance, but in my experience, especially with collaboration, willingness to help even if it is not your "obligation", your "scope of work". By being relevant, you will be remembered and growing opportunities will come.