{"id":15356,"date":"2015-07-15T19:34:09","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T19:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=15356"},"modified":"2022-10-19T03:51:11","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:51:11","slug":"no-sore-losers-what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-the-promotion-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/no-sore-losers-what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-the-promotion-2","title":{"rendered":"No Sore Losers! What to Do if You Didn&#8217;t Get the Promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15358\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/no-sore-losers-what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-the-promotion.png\" alt=\"no-sore-losers-what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-the-promotion\" width=\"1326\" height=\"446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/no-sore-losers-what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-the-promotion.png 1326w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/no-sore-losers-what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-the-promotion-300x101.png 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/no-sore-losers-what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-the-promotion-1024x344.png 1024w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/no-sore-losers-what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-the-promotion-768x258.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1326px) 100vw, 1326px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The road to the top of the corporate ladder is long and winding. If you\u2019ve been working for a couple of years, you know what this is\u00a0about. If you\u2019re at the start of your career, you won\u2019t see it yet, but the job hunt is just the first few steps of the rat race. You\u2019ll be anticipating the good parts &#8211; your successes &#8211; but you might not be quite as prepared for the lows. One of the disappointments you may have to encounter in your career is being passed over for promotion. Try as we might, sometimes we just don\u2019t bag that coveted promotion for various reasons. That\u2019s okay. We can\u2019t always win. But what can you do after the dust settles? What can you do if you don\u2019t get the promotion?<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/no-sore-losers-what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-the-promotion-2\/#Its_okay_to_feel_sad_but_dont_wallow\" title=\"It\u2019s okay to feel sad but don\u2019t wallow\">It\u2019s okay to feel sad but don\u2019t wallow<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/no-sore-losers-what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-the-promotion-2\/#Be_a_good_sport\" title=\"Be a good sport\">Be a good sport<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/no-sore-losers-what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-the-promotion-2\/#Ask_for_feedback\" title=\"Ask for feedback\">Ask for feedback<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/no-sore-losers-what-to-do-if-you-didnt-get-the-promotion-2\/#Work_on_your_weaknesses\" title=\"Work on your weaknesses\">Work on your weaknesses<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_okay_to_feel_sad_but_dont_wallow\"><\/span><strong>It\u2019s okay to feel sad but don\u2019t wallow<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Step 1: Feel. You just lost something that you really wanted. It\u2019s totally understandable to feel sad, disappointed, upset, and even angry at yourself or your superiors.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2011\/08\/didnt-get-that-promotion.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let yourself feel the full range of emotions<\/a>, but don\u2019t dwell on them too much and definitely don\u2019t use your negative emotions to act out or be petulant. People will understand if you feel sad for a day or two, but wallowing in your disappointment will show supervisors that they were right to pass you over for a promotion.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_a_good_sport\"><\/span><strong>Be a good sport<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>One of the first things you can do once you find out you didn\u2019t get promoted is to congratulate the person who did get the job. As long as the competition has been healthy, there shouldn\u2019t be any reason for you to hold a grudge against your co-worker. Take the classy route and congratulate them with a warm handshake. Moreover, if you have to work with the person who got promoted, try to support his projects. Even if you were competing with each other for a position, you are ultimately part of the same team, the same company. At the end of the day, you are all working towards a common goal. If you are able to put aside any hard feelings over losing the promotion and work well with them, it will show that you are competitive yet capable of being a consummate professional.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ask_for_feedback\"><\/span><strong>Ask for feedback<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>You were turned down for a promotion for a reason. It can be difficult to hear criticisms about your work performance but if you plan on aiming for a promotion again, you need to hear them.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/money.usnews.com\/money\/blogs\/outside-voices-careers\/2012\/10\/09\/what-to-do-when-youre-denied-a-promotion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask your boss his or her reasons for choosing someone else for the position<\/a>. Take this as an opportunity to improve yourself and your professional skills. While you may think that you have a clear idea of what your strengths and weaknesses are, having an outsider\u2019s perspective will help you get a holistic idea of your performance. Your boss probably has a certain set of skills that the ideal candidate should have. Get his perspective so you can work on yourself before the next round of promotions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Work_on_your_weaknesses\"><\/span><strong>Work on your weaknesses<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>After you ask your supervisors for feedback,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/money.usnews.com\/money\/blogs\/outside-voices-careers\/2012\/10\/09\/what-to-do-when-youre-denied-a-promotion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">work on making a promotion game plan<\/a>\u00a0based on their feedback. You can start with setting these milestones for yourself and track improvements on skills you may want to work on. Let\u2019s say you want to learn front-end web development, so you can create a 6-month timeline outlining your lessons in HTML, CSS and Javascript and use it to track your progress. You can also opt to create a plan with your boss so that you can set milestones with him. You can jump off of specific job skills that he wants you to learn and then you can branch out and look for work projects that can highlight these new skills. Make it a point to revisit these milestones with your boss from time to time so you can track your progress. Not only will this step increase your skill set and polish your resume, but will also show that you\u2019re a proactive go-getter \u2013 someone that any organization would love to have.\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong> Getting passed over a promotion is hardly a failure. Sure, you didn\u2019t get what your gunning for the first time around, but don\u2019t let that get you down. Think of it as a learning experience. Through this minor setback, you can work on improving yourself and at the same time, work your way toward that coveted promotion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The road to the top of the corporate ladder is long and winding. If you\u2019ve been working for a couple of years, you know what this is\u00a0about. If you\u2019re at the start of your career, you won\u2019t see it yet, but the job hunt is just the first few steps of the rat race. 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