{"id":1943,"date":"2019-09-09T06:28:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-09T06:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cn7w3i4565-staging.onrocket.site\/?p=1943"},"modified":"2020-04-03T09:20:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-03T09:20:58","slug":"these-bad-habits-might-be-delaying-your-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/these-bad-habits-might-be-delaying-your-promotion\/","title":{"rendered":"These bad habits might be delaying your promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here at Adzuna<\/a>, we’ve found that there isn\u2019t always an easy way to navigate a path towards promotion. In fact, getting promoted takes a lot of time and commitment. On top of that, you might also have some terrible habits that are actively delaying your promotion or any opportunities for career enhancement.<\/p>\n

According to a recent study on Gen Z workers<\/a>, young employees want to get promoted within their first year. A lot of them think promotion should come as early as six months into a new job. Although it takes time and effort to get promoted, here\u2019s a look at some of the habits that could be holding you back.<\/p>\n

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Factors that could be delaying your promotion<\/h2>\n

Blaming others<\/h4>\n

Refusing to take personal responsibility is the leading problem when it comes to not getting promoted. It becomes an emotional crutch since it\u2019s just that much easier to blame others for your own faults.<\/p>\n

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You never ask<\/h4>\n

If you\u2019re not talking to your boss enough it might be delaying your promotion. Around 80-90% of unhappy employees don\u2019t discuss their issues with their seniors, which is a major problem. The most practical solution here is to set up regular meetings with your boss and get into a space where you\u2019re both comfortable with each other. Ask your boss which improvements he or she thinks you should be doing, asking them to guide you with steps towards getting promoted.<\/p>\n

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The company culture is a blurry topic for you<\/h4>\n

Simple things, like the wrong office wear, are cultural missteps that can limit your chances of ever landing that promotion. If you want to move up the corporate ladder, you really need to align with the company\u2019s culture.<\/p>\n

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Your wants and the company\u2019s wants are not one and the same<\/h4>\n

Often times, employees don\u2019t get promoted because their interests just don\u2019t align with that of the company. If you\u2019re more of a creative thinker but you\u2019re stuck in a dead-end administrative job, it might be time to start looking elsewhere. There\u2019s nothing wrong with changing your career path, in fact, it\u2019s the most rational decision if you want a more fulfilling career.\u00a0 Sometimes, the best way to move up the ladder is to move to another ladder (company). If a career change is something you\u2019re considering, why not start here<\/a>, browsing more than 140,000 online job listings.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019re just not qualified enough<\/h4>\n

Look around your office. Do most of the senior employees hold degrees or know coding language and you\u2019re about the only one who doesn\u2019t? The reality is that a lack of skills and education might be delaying your promotion. Although it does vary by industry and title, holding a degree or diploma could lead to more career advancement options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here at Adzuna, we’ve found that there isn\u2019t always an easy way to navigate a path towards promotion. In fact, getting promoted takes a lot of time and commitment. On top of that, you might also have some terrible habits that are actively delaying your promotion or any opportunities for career enhancement. According to a Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":1768,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[146],"tags":[471],"class_list":["post-1943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice","tag-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}