The fact that even after a year and a half the economic crisis is not too willing to give up its positions, does not mean that you should sit quietly, like a mouse, occupy the same position and not dream of a new step in the career ladder. Agree, because if the company more or less, but successfully works in the market, personnel changes in it occur anyway. Including the increase. So if you feel that it's time to climb the career ladder, dare. First, answer yourself this question: "Why do I need this?"
Status , new professional achievements or still earned wages? If you need diversity (you've been doing the same thing for five years already), think that you can do something useful, how to improve your work so that it brings moral satisfaction. If you understand that career development is a priority, the most important rule is to state this. Think about how you can improve the effectiveness of your work, the activities of your unit or the company as a whole? What is inside the company an unoccupied niche that you could lead as the head of a new project or department. What are you ready to offer to improve the production process?
Readiness № 1 . To understand how ready you are to climb the career ladder, that is, take a leadership position, read as much as possible of modern literature on management, talk with people who are already leaders. The level of responsibility and functions of the position of the performer and the manager are radically different. The performer is responsible only for himself, he performs one task, which he was instructed, and on his competence depends on how well and in what term he will do it. The head is also responsible for those who work under his supervision. He does not have one, but several tasks, including control of subordinates, encouragement and punishment. Are you ready to put the interests of the case first? The main function of the leader is to keep the focus on the task (delegation of authority, control over implementation, organization of planning) and people (motivation of staff, mentoring - the ability to train, coaching, create a favorable psychological climate). If you are not completely sure that you want to pull on yourself all the "minuses" of leadership work, suggest the project manager yourself, with other employees who are not your immediate subordinates. For example, lead the organization of the performance of your unit at a corporate party.
Work and think : do you like it and what is necessary to match if you can not cope.
In a new role. Often, if we work in one place, imagine ourselves in one single role, then the surrounding people also perceive us only in this role. Including the head, able to lead up the career ladder. How to say that you want to go forward? The simplest thing is to come up with a project and adequately present it. No need for excuses, apologies - just a proposal. And no requests!
Decisive conversation . In order to propose a candidacy, it is necessary to decide with whom specifically you will speak. First, inform that you want more, your immediate boss. Even if he does not make such decisions on his own, his word in such a situation still has considerable weight. Moreover, surely your boss knows more about different "undercurrents" in the company, and therefore his advice can be very valuable. And only having secured his support, go to the "higher authorities". As a rule, this is the general director. The second step is to schedule an appointment. Advance in advance that it will take at least half an hour. Agree on a specific day and hour. Then, when the time is set, prepare. You can make a presentation, draw graphics. It is necessary to plan and talk: try to understand what can interest the leader as a person and you as an employee in this post. It is necessary to indicate what this will give: a place for the sake of a place you will not be offered. Think about what result you can bring from the point of view of financial gain, leading the department, optimize any unit or solve the problem. The financial result is of two kinds: economy or profit.
And what if they refuse me? Even so, nothing terrible has happened. If you did not react in the desired way, try again: show yourself, show your professionalism. Do not take rejection to heart, ask what was its cause. Do not despair: on the contrary, you have time for self-improvement, and the leader has already made it clear that you want to grow. Even if you were refused, perhaps there are many objective reasons for this. And what you offer shows your vision, but not the situation on the market and inside the company. You always have a chance to try again - in this company or another.