Unlike the military, promotions don't come automatically or routinely in a civilian company (or even a government entity). For most employees, a request for a promotion or advancement must be made to ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

For employees climbing the corporate ladder, the distinction between advancement and promotion can be insignificant. However, advancement differs from job promotion in several ways. Differences can ...

What do your LinkedIn profile and resume generate in the minds of those who read it? Does it produce a frown and a "Huh, what's that got to do with my business?" or does it create a smile and an “I’m ...

Forty or fifty years ago when you walked into a new corporation or institution, you would look around you in order to understand how the system worked and orient yourself to it. If there was a career ...

Staff may receive one of two types of promotions: (1) in-position promotions or (2) by applying and being offered a job opening. Through posted position, eligible employees are able to apply for any ...

If your company's leadership taps you for a promotion, clearly they're confident that you're the right person for the job. And just as obviously, if you accepted that promotion you believe you can ...

Getting promoted is a proud moment in a person's career and it’s almost always the result of hard work, dedication to the position and the company, and the ability to stand out among the crowd of ...

A woman has posted a video going viral on social media about how she was rejected from a potential job promotion, only for it to be offered to her trainee. In a popular video uploaded to the ...

When Lauren Williams, CPA, first joined Raleigh, N.C., accounting firm Johnson Lambert LLP after earning her master’s degree in accounting, she asked about opportunities for advancement. She had ...

A new year is a good time for reflection and renewal, including on your professional self. High emotional intelligence helps differentiate between average performers and stars, so executive coach ...