Internal application to a senior role blocked by HR

manpreet Best Answer 2 years ago

I have applied to a Senior position within my company.

Unfortunately, I have been told that the HR department has stopped my application as it would be considered as a promotion.

When I tried to push for a senior title my manager said that the title is not relevant for career progression. However, the company will be hiring an external senior in my team, meaning that I will be facing more internal competition in my future career.

I am not quite sure on how to negotiate this and to push for a promotion to "Senior" successfully.

Any advice?

manpreet 2 years ago

However he/she seemed incline towards the "middle" promotion rather than the "senior role" (due to HR policy he/she says).

It's less work for your manager to do that. He/she would have to put their neck out for you to get you skipped upwards and is reluctant to do so.

Depending how much I wanted the job I would ask for a promotion to the next step, or insist to the manager that I want the senior job and give my reasons why I would fit the bill for it. The implication of course is that I'd possibly start job hunting if I wasn't given the opportunity. This can work if you are recognised as a key person by your manager.

Unfortunately if your manager isn't willing or able to push that through for you you face the prospect of actually finding another job. In my own case it's worked out about half and half. Smaller companies have given me what I wanted. Bigger ones haven't, much to their own loss, to the href="https://forum.tuteehub.com/tag/point">point where one company lost half of their major clients. But the manager had no power with HR, who basically didn't care and the managers division collapsed around him. However I'm in a country where human resources with my skillset are almost non existent.