re: Marketing yourself for advancement within a company

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* Your best bet for getting a promotion is to leave the company. Always remember that, build your experience for your job at the next company, not your next job at your current company. Unless you are seeing tons of organic growth or massive attrition, there will always be limited upward mobility in your current spot. Businesses like to say the promote from within but that is usually just appeasement for employees.

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I know this is the general rule, but my company has a pretty rigid policy of promoting from within, and once you leave the company you're out for good. You will not be re-hired. They also have a pretty set structure as far as advancement and pathways.

As I've been here longer though, I've started to see ways the company is investing in people (full payment sponsorships for Executive MBA programs and international assignments would be two examples) that set themselves apart even though they're not going outside the traditional advancement and pay structure. It's so rigid it almost feels maddening on one hand, on the other it's nice to see dedication and experience compensated.

It's all about being that standout individual and setting oneself apart from the hundreds of other smart, well educated, capable people. T'would be nice if it were easier.