Cross your fingers for me!

[blas]

I applied for a promotion at work. How you get promoted at the factory is they post open positions on a bulletin board and employees apply for them, kind of like applying for a job. HR evaluates the employee's record to make sure that they aren't on written warning or under any disqualifications for promotions, and then the supervisor for that job will interview the employees. They then decide who gets it.

I applied for a trainer position. Even though I haven't been there long, since I have picked up several different tasks, especially one in particular, and since I'm very friendly and easy going and good with new people, I figured I'd give it a chance. It can't hurt to try.

PLUS, even if you don't get it, it goes on your employee record and it makes you look good. So if you apply again for another position, you are more apt to get it the 2nd time around.

[Ducky Dew]

Fingers and toes crossed for you! And I like the policy of noting such things on one's records, it lets them get an idea who is truly interested in working up in the company and considering it for the long haul as opposed to someone who is just there to pick up a pay check.

[draftermatt]

Good luck. It's great to get into a company that loves to promote from within.

(So I've been told)

[hawkchick11]

Good luck!

Thats exactly how my company does it.. they'd rather hire from within than get people from outside the company

[Shabo]

It's generally a better way to do it instead of doing outside hires. Except for CEO's. Those they like to use outside hires for.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Good luck!

[TNT]

Good luck... and I think it's a wise decision to try to move up where you're already working.

My experience is that the first promotion is the hardest. Once you get a reputation as someone who's moving up, things seem to get easier.

I'm in my fourth position in less than two years. People notice that.

[Dragonlover]

The job I went for yesterday only promotes internally as well. Good luck!

Dragonlover

[blas]

*bump*

I GOT IT!

I am now the youngest trainer in the whole factory.

Booya!

[NotSoInnocent]

Congrats!!!

[CaroPhoenix]

Good for you Blas!!!

[hawkchick11]

Congrats Blas!

[purplecat41877]

Congratulations, Blas. Also, good luck with training other employees.

[iradney]

Well done! You should be very chuffed with yourself - know you'll knock em dead

[TNT]

Congratulations.

In my previous position at the cable company, I got to do a lot of "mentoring" which basically involved hanging out in the training room and helping out where needed. I've like most of what I've done at the company, but that was by far my favorite duty.