According to my boss I will be up for a promotion at some point this year. He talked about it vaguely during my performance review, he essentially said the promotion is dependent on how i do on a project.
I am currently finished with half of the project, the second half will essentially be repeating everything from the first half in about 2 months.
At the company I work at there’s 3 “levels” of promotions you can get, 1 being the “smallest” (you get “senior” added to your current title) and 3 being the “biggest”.
I am not sure if I’m qualified for 3, most people who get promoted to that have been with the company for much longer than me (it’s my first job out of college, and i’m on my second year) – i’d be happy with a 2, but if I get a 1 I think i’ll start looking at different jobs.
How do I go about negotiating this? Do I ask for 3 first, and if they say no then ask for 2?
Should I talk about it now that i’m halfway done with the project, or should I wait for it to be completely done?
Any tips at all would be greatly appreciated!