Progressing to a Management Position

Progressing to a Management Position

Progressing to a Management Position

Progressing to a management position is a common aspiration, but it is not always an easy track to get onto.

PROGRESSING TO A MANAGEMENT POSITION IS A COMMON ASPIRATION, BUT IT IS NOT ALWAYS AN EASY TRACK TO GET ONTO.

Progressing to a management position is a common aspiration, but it is not always an easy track to get onto.

Here are some points to consider for preparing for progression to a management role...

Here are some points to consider for preparingfor progression to a management role...

Outline Your Management Goals

Let your boss or mentor know what your goals are,

Let your boss or mentor know what your goals are,this way they can get in your corner

Let your boss or mentor know what your goals are,this way they can get in your corner and give you the opportunities to progress.

Select a Role Model

Select a Role Model

Select a manager or a senior member of your organisation who sets a good example in their management style.

Select a manager or a senior member of your organisation who sets a good example in their management style.

Take into account the aspects of their professional behaviour that make them successful and look for ways to follow their example.

Read around your work

Read around your work

Reading around the current events your industry can be an invaluable tool for positioning yourself as a valuable and knowledgeable member of your team.

Reading around the current events in your industry can be an invaluable tool for positioning yourself as a valuable and knowledgeable member of your team.

The better you are at your work and the more you know about your industry, the more value you add and the more chance you will have of progressing.

Be mindful of your peers

Be mindful of your peers

How you work with your colleagues can play a vital role in whether you can progress to management level, so you should always treat them as you wish to be treated.

How you work with your colleagues can play a vital role in whether you can progress to management level, so you should always treat them as you wish to be treated.

Be approachable, listen, communicate and work well with your teammates.

Look for Leadership Roles

Look for Leadership Roles

Seek out the opportunities to take on positions of leadership within projects and tasks that are happening within your department.

Seek out the opportunities to take on positions of leadership within projects and tasks that are happening within your department.

Managing projects is a great way to develop and showcase your management skills like planning, communicating and following up.

Connect

For more tips on professional development and to see all of our latest opportunities, connect with the InterQuest Group

InterQuest Group plc is a specialist IT and analytics recruitment group providing contract and permanent services within niche disciplines globally.

The Group is divided into specialist businesses, with each one aligned to one of the following market sectors, Finance, Retail, Public Sector, Not for Profit or in an area of technology such as testing, analytics, ERP or digital. These are augmented by other businesses specialising in services which span the various vertical niches - such as recruitment outsourcing or executive search and selection.

As specialists in contract, permanent IT and analytics recruitment, the InterQuest Group trades as distinctly branded, individual, specialist recruitment businesses.