Principal telling me that I have all the capability to move forward to Manager but “just wants a few more practice reps” before official promotion consideration.

What does this mean? Doesn’t it seem contradictory? This person I know has my best interests but they are confusing me with this.

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It means they want more run time to see you perform at that level to make sure you can do it consistently.

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This.

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Making sure your performance running a project wasn't a fluke

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Ask for specifics. Where do you need to improve?

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Don’t forget the firm is all about profitability. There can only be so many positions at the different levels of the hierarchy. Another option is he could be telling you there isn’t room in the pyramid structure right now, its not likely the promotion fits the budget...

Something to think about

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Very common to have this feedback, it’s proving yourself in multiple scenarios to make sure you’re ready and frankly to best equip you to be successful in new role

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Just because you have the capability doesn’t mean you’re there quite yet.

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At Deloitte, feedback like that means that there are things you’re not consistently doing but doing sometimes

Translation: on right track. Nail it a few more times and will promite you

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