# Plan the promotion conversation with my manager

Talking points, the exact ask, and responses to likely pushback for raising promotion with your manager.

- Topic: Career & Job Search
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Leadership, Career, Plan, Fill-in Template, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/plan-the-promotion-conversation-with-my-manager

## Prompt

```text
Help me prepare for the conversation where I ask my manager about being promoted. This is step 2 of my promotion plan; paste the evidence file from step 1 if you have it.

**My manager and our relationship:** [e.g. "supportive but busy, we have weekly 1:1s"]
**My target role and level:** [TITLE]
**My strongest evidence:** [3-5 examples, or the evidence file]
**Timing:** [when the promotion cycle runs, and when I plan to have this talk]
**What I want from this conversation:** [e.g. "agreement to put me forward this cycle", "a clear list of what's missing"]
**Concerns I expect:** [e.g. budget, "you've only been here 18 months", a missing skill]

Give me:
1. A short opening (under 60 words) that states my goal clearly without sounding like an ultimatum.
2. The 3 pieces of evidence to lead with and how to say each in one or two sentences.
3. Questions that get my manager to commit to specifics: criteria, timeline, who else must agree, and what they will do to advocate for me.
4. Calm responses to each likely objection, including "not this cycle" and "there's no budget."
5. What to avoid saying (comparing myself to named colleagues, threats to leave unless I mean them).
6. A follow-up email recapping what we agreed, with dates in bold.
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. "supportive but busy, we have weekly 1:1s"
- TITLE

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