I keep getting recognitions and awards at work but promotions and raises elude me.

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1. Joann HalpernOctober 31,2021 at 12:29PM UTC

   When you have your annual review, bring a folder of printouts of those recognitions, awards, kudos emails, etc., with you. This is what you use to request a promotion/raise. And more importantly, tell mgmt where you want a promotion to & how much of a raise you want. Do your research, create a presentation, and fight for you!!

2. AnonymousOctober 31,2021 at 12:31PM UTC

   Are there internal postings you can apply to within the organization that will help propel your career forward? If not, look externally. The awards and recognitions should help you stand out as a candidate.

3. Jolien SchwanOctober 31,2021 at 1:27PM UTC

   Is there a clear career path you have set for yourself?

   Ask! At your next 1 on 1 meeting with your manager, ask what you can work on to get that promotion or raise. Maybe there is a skill they want you to develop, but the communication isn't there. Your manager needs to know what your goals are, but ultimately, you are in charge of your career - whether that means a move internally or externally to get where you want to be.

4. AnonymousOctober 31,2021 at 2:10PM UTC

   Sometimes the only path forward/up is also a path outward. Look at other opening at competitors. If you really want to stay at your company, go to them with a job offer and tell them you’d prefer to stay if they can match.

5. AnonymousOctober 31,2021 at 2:26PM UTC

   Sweetheart, those kinds of recognitions are to make you feel special in a dead-end job. Sorry!

6. AnonymousOctober 31,2021 at 2:35PM UTC

   Have you tried asking directly? An honest conversation with your boss can be enlightening. Ask if you could be considered for a raise/promotion and what steps you need to take to get there. When you let people know you are looking for growth they start thinking about how to retain you.

7. Jackie GhedineNovember 1,2021 at 12:34PM UTC

   Use these recognitions and awards to plan and plot your promotion negotiation. What do you want to do next, what money do you want to make. Create your path, call a meeting and negotiate your next.

   If that doesn't work, use those awards and recognitions in your job search. Add them to your resume. Develop your success stories around them to have proof of excellence for future employers to see.

8. DeBorah S. WalkerNovember 1,2021 at 12:53PM UTC

   Good morning, the same thing happened to me; I was picked for all these leadership training, and I just got my masters, and I was always spearheading some kind of work group, but when I interviewed for positions within the company...no dice. I ended up leaving the company but right now I fair no better. I'm still trying to get another position but in the meantime I'm doing contract work and I'm just plugging through. So my advice to you, is to keep trying within the company but keep your eye on outside positions to. But also, try to get to the core of why you are not securing a position within. I did, and it was because the company bigwigs...did not want me to be on the same level as my current boss. My boss didn't want me to grow, she thought my place was to keep selling. I left and I am not in sales anymore. I am content, but not satisfied with my current role.

9. AnonymousNovember 1,2021 at 8:08PM UTC

   Are you willing to leave your current company? Sometimes that's the only way to move forward. Good luck.