Whether seniority is the only criterion of promotion has always been a controversial issue. While the length of service should undoubtedly be considered, I believe there are still other factors, with performance being the most important.
Companies will certainly benefit tremendously from promoting senior workers. Those people who have been serving for a number of years would gain a sense of loyalty if they got promoted. They will be able to adapt themselves better to the new positions, provide training for new employees and become valuable assets of the company. By contrast, if they were not promoted after years of service, they would probably resign and turn to competitor’s for higher salary and positions. In this case, the company would inevitably suffer from loss of client and business from the turnover.
Nevertheless, I believe performance is just as important as the length of service when it comes to promotion eligibility. Candidates with high performance level often own extensive relevant experience and technical skills, which are fundamental to the survival and sustainability of a company in the long run. Accordingly, offering those candidates with higher positions will inarguably benefit the company in terms of boosting the overall employee morale—motivating those junior and new employees to achieve higher performance in their current positions. For example, in the highly competitive computer engineering industry, a performance-driven promotion rewards and elevates those lower-ranking employees who are capable of delivering extraordinary innovations.
In conclusion, the length of service should not be the only criterion when a company is implementing a promotion. It would be wise if performance were also taken into account.
Whether
seniority is the
only
criterion of promotion has always been a controversial issue. While the length of
service
should
undoubtedly
be considered
, I believe there are
still
other factors, with
performance
being the most
important
.
Companies
will
certainly
benefit
tremendously
from promoting senior workers. Those
people
who have been serving for a number of years would gain a sense of loyalty if they
got
promoted. They will be able to adapt themselves better to the new
positions
, provide training for new
employees
and become valuable assets of the
company
. By contrast, if they were not promoted after years of
service
, they would
probably
resign and turn to competitor’s for higher salary and
positions
.
In this case
, the
company
would
inevitably
suffer from loss of client and business from the turnover.
Nevertheless
, I believe
performance
is
just
as
important
as the length of
service
when it
comes
to promotion eligibility. Candidates with high
performance
level
often
own
extensive relevant experience and technical
skills
, which are fundamental to the survival and sustainability of a
company
in the long run.
Accordingly
, offering those candidates with higher
positions
will
inarguably
benefit the
company
in terms of boosting the
overall
employee
morale—motivating those junior and new
employees
to achieve higher
performance
in their
current
positions
.
For example
, in the
highly
competitive computer engineering industry, a performance-driven promotion rewards and elevates those lower-ranking
employees
who are capable of delivering extraordinary innovations.
In conclusion
, the length of
service
should not be the
only
criterion when a
company
is implementing a promotion. It would be wise if
performance
were
also
taken into account.
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