It’s back to school and many people want to boost their careers with a better salary. Good news: a specialist reveals the golden rule to follow to get this promotion.
Career coaches are unanimous: there is a precise process to follow if you want to put all the chances on your side to obtain a raise before the end of 2025. One of these specialists, Tess Grint, closely observed what moved some people forward and what blocked others. She has brought her experience together into a method that she describes as a concrete road map. Her idea is simple: a raise is coming, she doesn’t ask it on a whim. And to achieve this before the end of 2025, it is better to start now.
The first step is to make sure you go the distance. Before thinking about performance, you have to check that you have the energy to move forward. This can involve a better balance between work and rest, a clearer organization of your week or even regular breaks to breathe. Because an exhausted employee, even a competent one, does not convey the same image as a person who exudes confidence and stability.
Once this basis is assured, it is a matter of better understanding what makes it valuable in the company. Tess Grint invites everyone to identify their “zone of genius”, that is to say the meeting between their skills, what they like and what their employer really expects. The exercise is concrete: list your strengths (technical, relational, organizational), ask a colleague or a friend how they perceive us, then compare with what you appreciate most in your missions. This makes it possible to distinguish what deserves to be highlighted and what can be reduced, delegated or rethought.
Then comes the question of mindset. Many people think that you just need to work hard to be recognized. In reality, promotions do not necessarily go to the most productive, but to those who know how to make themselves visible. This does not mean playing politics, but realizing that the views of others count. To progress, you must transform your doubts into actions. For example, replacing the idea “I will never be promoted” with the question “how can I get promoted?”. By formulating this way, we seek solutions instead of giving in.
Another key point is learning to think like a leader. Tess Grint advises setting aside an hour a week, ideally on Friday afternoon, to focus on the company’s major issues: increasing turnover, managing risks, preserving reputation. Even if we don’t provide immediate answers, the simple act of asking strategic questions helps to develop a broader perspective. And during a meeting, being able to say: “I have been thinking about a way to improve the integration of newcomers” shows that you are going beyond the scope of your job description. It’s this kind of remark that attracts attention.
Last part: attitude. Tess Grint encourages cultivating a form of professional gratitude. Regularly making a list of the positive aspects of your position helps you maintain confidence. Thanking colleagues, recognizing progress, promoting collective successes creates a solid image and inspires confidence.
This may seem secondary, but in a salary negotiation, someone seen as constructive and balanced is more credible than someone seen as constantly frustrated. This is precisely what constitutes, according to experts, the essential process to obtain an increase by the end of 2025, so take note and get started now.
