Johnny C. Taylor Jr., a human-resources expert, is tackling your questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's ...

Unlike the military, promotions don't come automatically or routinely in a civilian company (or even a government entity). For most employees, a request for a promotion or advancement must be made to ...

Angela was excited to share the news; she was offered a promotion to regional manager! As an outside sales representative for a Fortune 500 company, Angela’s current role involved traveling within her ...

For employees climbing the corporate ladder, the distinction between advancement and promotion can be insignificant. However, advancement differs from job promotion in several ways. Differences can ...

While some 13 million Americans are out of work these days, those still with jobs might have a strange new thing to worry about — getting a promotion can be bad for you, a new study suggests. British ...

Fifty-eight percent of Americans have changed jobs rather than wait for a promotion in the last five years, according to a Nov. 26 report by Kickresume, an online resume builder. In an analysis of ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...

One of the main levers you can pull to achieve financial freedom is the amount of money you earn. For most people, earning more money requires getting a job promotion at work. Maybe even getting ...

As someone who leverages data analytics for a living, here’s a fun fact: Of all the people who engage my company, 45% get a job promotion within two years. When I see an interesting trend like that, I ...