how to land your next promotion w/ kelly vaughn, sr. eng mgr
guest: kelly vaughn, senior engineering manager at zapier
- understand that a promotion needs both personal readiness and an open business case, and you can only control the first one
- advocate for yourself by emailing or updating your manager regularly on what you accomplished that month, not just your job description tasks
- if your company has a formal promotion document, start filling it out a year ahead to spot gaps and build a record of your work
- when giving suggestions to leadership, present multiple options and clearly state which one you recommend and why to show ownership
- if you get rejected for a role or promotion, ask why, work on the gaps, and reapply later since a no now is not a no forever