Just read this article at Mini Microsoft called “Achieving Senior Level 63 at Microsoft”. What a co-incidence. I am about to start this 6 month period reviews for my team 🙂 That’s fantastic article that 99% applies for everywhere:

Not doing it for the promotion: if you’re out for a promotion, don’t do work specifically chose to get the promotion. This is like meeting the Buddha on the road. If you come up with a pretty plan to justify your promotion, you’ve already lost it. Such plotting is obvious and actually detrimental to your career. If, however, you’ve determined what it takes to have a successful career in your group at Microsoft and have started what you need to start and stopped what you need to stop, then you’re on the right path.

Just read the article 🙂

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