*Crying* I didn't get the promotion
Okay, so you didn't get the promotion and you know you deserved it. So what are you
supposed to do now? In today's video, I'm going to give you five steps that you need
to take when you've been passed over for promotion. For the best career success advice, don't
forget to subscribe to my channel and hit the bell to be notified when I post a new
video every Tuesday. Not getting the job that you want never feels good, I think it stings
even more when it's promotion that you wanted. In fact, you might feel like doing this, or
even some of this, or maybe that. And you especially feel like doing this, f%$# this
place I quit! I'll admit, doing any of these can feel really good at the time, but they're
not going to be productive for you getting the promotion that you really deserve. Luckily,
I have five steps on what to do when you have been passed over for promotion to make sure
that you're a shoo-in for the next one. And make sure that you stay tuned to the end of
the video because I have a special offer for you if you do. Step one is to simply breathe.
I know this sounds obvious, but especially in times of stress and anxiety, our brain
literally needs oxygen. No, like seriously, this is science. So why don't we start right
there. Let's all together, follow along with me Take a big breath in
and out.
Okay, all of that breathing is going to activate our rational brain, which brings us into action
mode, and brings us to step two. Step two is a reminder, and that is you haven't missed
your only chance. One of the things that I hear most often from ambitious professionals
who have been passed over for promotion is they feel like they missed their chance. And
I know that it can feel like that, especially when you're in context and you really wanted
that promotion and that specific opportunity. But I can guarantee you that if you are an
ambitious high potential professional, this is not your only chance. In fact, not getting
this promotion, might be a hidden opportunity. Maybe you didn't get the promotion this go
round, because you actually need to develop your skills a little bit more. And that's
going to be what allows you to slay the day hundred percent from day one, when you do
get that promotion. Or maybe it's even that there's a better opportunity that's waiting
for you. And this one needed to go by so that you were still available for the next opportunity
that comes that you're really meant to have. And I know promotions can feel like a once
in a lifetime opportunity. But I assure you no matter what the circumstance, it's not.
Not getting this promotion doesn't mean that your career is dead, or that you're going
to rot away in your current role forever, it just means that it wasn't the opportunity
for you. Ultimately, it's just another obstacle for you to navigate around, and you're going
to become stronger professionally as a direct result of it. Step three is to get feedback.
Now, when you were given the unfortunate news, it's very possible that you were given some
feedback, especially how the selection was made, and why the successful candidate was
chosen as compared to you. For example, maybe they had more experience managing teams, or
they had more experience using a specific tool than you did. While this is helpful contextual
information in that scenario it is not necessarily feedback that's going to help you get to the
next level in the long run. For example, let's say that you had interviewed to become the
manager of the team that you're currently on and someone else's becoming a manager.
Instead, let's just say that they're going to be in the role for 18 months, which is
kind of what I expect for someone to be in a role in a tech company just to use as a
benchmark. So if a comparison information is the only thing that you're going to base
your career growth on in the next 18 months, what is actually new missing is that that
piece of feedback might not actually be what's important in 18 months, or it might have just
been one of the ways that they compared and contrasted you against another candidate.
But it wasn't actually essential for success in the actual role in the long run. If you
didn't get that feedback, or if that feedback didn't have the breadth and depth that you
really need in order to roll it into your professional development and your career growth
strategy. Go back to your manager, the hiring manager HR and ask for specific feedback.
Ask them how to guarantee that you get the opportunity the next time that it comes open.
Now I'm curious if you did come to this video, because you were passed over for promotion,
did you get any feedback? Type YES into the comments if you did, if not type No. Step
four is to avoid making any rash decisions. Or at least for right now, let's just be clear,
not getting the promotion sucks. And you might feel really sad about this, you might be you're
really angry about it. And no matter what you are feeling that feeling is completely
valid. And you need to sit with that feeling and accept it for what it is, as part of the
process of grieving the opportunity that wasn't. However, what you don't need to do is make
decisions based on the emotion that you're feeling right now, which is very temporary,
which can actually hurt your overall chances of getting the next promotion that comes up.
You do not want to act out of these emotions, at least not yet. I know it's super easy to
be really angry, dust off your resume, and start applying to other jobs and start dreaming
about handing in that resignation letter. And for now, you can daydream all that you
want about marching into your boss's office telling him he's a jerk and saying I quit!
But don't live out that fantasy - yet. Listen, quitting your job because you were passed
over for promotion is a big decision. And it can be one of the best decisions that you
make for your career. Or just as easily it can be one of the worst decisions that you
make, you could end up regretting that if you move on and miss an opportunity that's
actually right in front of you right now. If this is something that you're actually
thinking about, make sure that you're subscribed because you're definitely going to want to
watch my next video where I deep dive whether or not you should quit your job when you haven't
passed over for promotion. But what is important right now in this specific circumstance, at
this moment in time, is that you don't make any decision based on emotion. You want to
make your career decisions based off of sound strategy and logic, because that's how you're
going to accelerate your career no matter what just happened to you. So what I'm really
saying is don't pull the plug just yet.
All right, Step
five, is hire a career success coach. Now, I acknowledge that this is full of bias because
I am a career success coach. But really, this is what we're here for. Listen, ultimately,
if you know that you're ready, and you know that you deserve that promotion and you've
been passed over, that's a strong indicator that there is a flaw in the strategy you've
employeed for your career growth. Working with a career success coach can also help
get you the actual feedback that you need in order to guide you. I would love to be
able to tell you what questions to ask for the hiring manager, the manager or the HR
representative. But the fact that there's three potential people that you might be asking
feedback for is just one of the demonstrators that I can't actually help you over video,
there's no way for me to customize my advice and the best strategy to employ in a specific
situation for you by a video. Because I'm talking to everyone, I can just talk to you
right now. Look, ultimately working with a career success coach is going to help you
move up and on from the situation. And it's going to be what allows you to take control
of your career so that this doesn't happen again. Seriously, a good career success coach
is going to save you world of headaches, and even years off of your path to the corner
office,
(or whatever office it is that you want). Now you have the five steps on what to do
when you have been passed over for promotion. But there's a catch. You can't do this if
you don't have a deep and unbiased perspective of the mistakes that you're making that are
actually holding you back. Which is exactly why I created a free download for you, a free
guide. And it is called the Five Mistakes That are Holding You Back From Getting Your
Promotion. You can download it for free at capdecasolutions.com/five-mistakes. And that
address is down below in the description and right here on your screen. Now I'd love to
know if you haven't passed over for promotion. Are you planning to stay put where you are?
Are you actually starting to look around now? Of course if you want to see more great videos
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when you have a
promotion. Remember I upload a new video every Tuesday. I'll see you next one.
Bye for now.