We often think that a promotion will bring more money, success, and status, but there are drawbacks to almost any promotion. You may need to work longer hours. Issues that used to be someone else's ...

Promotions are an emotional process, both for the people you promote and those who are left in their wake. According to the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management, 60 to 80 percent of ...

The most recent installment of our Business Practice feature involves a promotion without a commensurate increase in salary: You’ve been at your current company for three years in a middle-management ...

Day 6: Plant the seed. This post is part of Forbes’ Career Challenge: Position Yourself For A Promotion In 15 Days. You can improve your odds of getting promoted by first setting the stage: show that ...

Americans hoping for a promotion in 2025 should prepare to face stiffer competition. Economic instability took a bite out of payroll budgets in recent years, and as employers finally find themselves ...

Day 11: Learn how to say what you want. This post is part of Forbes’ Career Challenge: Position Yourself For A Promotion In 15 Days. Some professional conversations can be successful with little to no ...

Sales promotions offer the customer extra value in return for purchases. The idea is for customers to buy more during the sales promotion period, thereby increasing total sales. Companies evaluate the ...

In business, a promotion is considered the recognition of a job well done, the acknowledgment that you’re a valuable part of an organization and ready to take on new responsibilities. Most people ...

In other words, a promotion isn’t always the right move for your career or personal life. Three people told us why they regretted taking one, how it impacted their careers, and what they wish they had ...

To what degree are gaps in an associate professor’s record to blame for an unsuccessful promotion? Or were there other factors that affected or even biased the outcome? We are leading a long-term ...

Black, Hispanic, and Asian officers stay in the military longer than their white counterparts, a new report found, but have less success rising through the ranks. The study was conducted by the RAND ...