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If you’re thinking of marching into your boss’ office and asking for a promotion and/or pay rise, you might want to think twice. Just as most people tend to keep their guard up when approached with a sales pitch, your boss might just react the same way if you spring your request on him/her out of the blue. To maximize your chances of success, always put yourself in your boss’ shoes. Bear in mind that promotions and pay increases affect the company’s budget and financial planning. Such decisions require management approval, and therefore, careful review and planning on your boss’ part. He or she needs to have compelling justification in order to endorse your promotion. This means effort and additional work for your boss. He or she has to really believe in your potential to sign off on your request. ‘Show, don’t tell’ is a commonly used writing technique that provides the reader an immersive reading experience (think of JK Rowling’s picturesque storytelling skills which draw readers into

 If you are serious about your career, then you take great pride in the quality of work you do. You enjoy doing tasks assigned to you, even though it means arriving early and working late. You are eager to see your company succeed and  make your bosses proud of you. Of course, you aren’t sacrificing your time and energy for nothing. You want to see yourself succeed by climbing the corporate ladder at your company. You want recognition for the good work you have done. You want to take part in the company decision-making process. You want to be regarded as important and respectful among co-workers. In this era of downsizing and rapid change, how do you stand out from the others? Considering the nature of the work you do, you should be able to figure out that long working hours without desirable results will not impress your bosses. Working hard is something essential, but working smart is much more rewarding for knowledge workers like you. According to the experts, employees who want to