Asking for a promotion!

[Rightwinger]

An extension of my "Asking for a raise" thread http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=38&threadid=1612864

Today I got an interesting call. A friend of mine called me up at work and was like "Didnt you do X before?" I told him that was an understatement.

He told me to look online at a jobs website and I found a position that I have excellent experience in and would be perfect for!

The only problem: Its with my current employer.

So applying for the job and quitting upon getting it isnt a good idea.

Anyone else ever see a position in your own company that has presented itself that you'd like to jump on?

I filled out an application already and I'm going to ask HR tomorrow to consider me for the position. I'd be moving up from a technical position to management and I'd love to hear the experiences of people who have tried to move up.

Thanks!

 

[kranky]

It's fine to ask HR about it, but even better is to have someone who knows you put in a plug with the hiring manager.

You need to separate yourself from the outside applicants so exploit your connections in the company to get on the inside track.

 

[robphelan]

I had a VERY similar thing happen.. i was contacted by a recruiter for an open position on MY OWN team(unbeknownst to him) that paid 10-25% more than I currently made.

I was pissed because I was leaving that team for a more desirable postion(so this was for my old position). I spoke to my boss about it and she was very understanding. she said she'd review and make the appropriate adjustments. This month is when I get my raise - no idea how much yet, though.

 

[Rightwinger]

anyone else?

 

[Pepsei]

So applying for the job and quitting upon getting it isnt a good idea.

so you want to apply for that new job and then quit that new job? don't understand.

 

[jmgonzalez]

It happens all of the time - find a better job in the same company and you move up to it.

No reason for you to quit your job and then come back in as a new hire.