OMG Digital Magazine OMG Issue 285 1st December 2017 | Page 18

OMG Digital Magazine | 285 | Thursday 1, December, 2017 • PAGE 18 Business 6 REASONS YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE PROMOTION YOU DESERVE Beth Braverman You're scared to go for it. While most career women already know that they'll need to ask for a promotion in order to be considered for one, the fear of rejection remains hard to overcome. More than 1 in 5 women said the top reason they didn't apply for a job was that they didn't want to put themselves out there if they were likely to fail, according to an analysis published by Harvard Business Review. Your move: Doing some homework can mak