Start Doing the Job

开始工作

You don't want to stage an office coup and start making personnel decisions that are your boss' responsibility. But you need to show that you can work at a higher level than your current position.

你最好别登上办公室政变的舞台，越权帮你的上司做出那些人事决策。但是你需要证明自己能够在一个比目前更高的职位工作。

"People are easily promoted when they show that they can already do parts of the job they want to move into," says Steve Levin, principal of Leading Change Consulting & Coaching, in Portola Valley, California. "If you want to move from being a manager to a group manager, start taking on responsibility for what a group manager does. Start thinking like they do."

Leading Change Consulting & Coaching是加州波托拉谷的一家公司，其主要负责人Steve Levin说：“在人们已经开始做想要进入的那个层次的工作的时候，他们就很容易获得一次晋升。如果你想从一名经理晋升到部门经理的话，那就从主动承担部门经理的一项任务开始吧。开始用他们的方式思考。“

Then you can make the case that "I'm already doing the job; I just need the title."

那么你就可以让情况变为“我已经做了这份工作，我现在需要的只是这个头衔而已。”

"That's pretty irresistible to your boss," Levin says.

Levin说：“这对你的上司来说是不可拒绝的。”

Have a Plan B

有个后备计划

Many people think there's a system in place at work that will take care of them and their career path, Harkness says. "They expect it to happen 1-2-3, automatically. They do the right thing, and they're going to get that promotion. It doesn't work that way."

很多人都认为职场上会有一个自动照顾他们以及职业发展道路的系统存在。Harkness说：“他们期待事情会自动且接二连三地发生。他们做着正确的事情，然后就会得到晋升。但实际情况不是这样的。”

In fact, Harkness says, it can happen that "you do everything you're supposed to do and it doesn't work." It's important to understand that the workplace is uncertain -- and to know what your backup plan is if you don't get the promotion you want.

Harkness说，实际上，即使你做了应该做的所有工作，也可能得不到晋升。明白职场的不稳定性是很重要的，并且要清楚如果没有得到期待中的提升自己的后备计划是什么。

If the promotion was a stretch and your boss is encouraging even while turning you down, it may be worth spending another year gaining experience. But you may also want to explore career options outside the company.

如果晋升看起来遥遥无期，你的上司在让你失望的时候仍然在鼓励你的话，那可能还值得继续努力一年来累积经验。但是你也可以在自己公司之外寻求发展机会。

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