The days of both the job for life and “Buggins’ turn” are long gone and professionals have to make their own luck if they are to succeed in their careers. That is the message from careers coach John Lees, the highest-selling UK writer of careers books and author of How to Get a Job You’ll Love and more recently, How to Get The Perfect Promotion (McGraw-Hill Business, £12.99).
The key to promotion and developing a successful career, Lees says, is about much more than working hard and doing a good job – it is about making sure that the right people know about it.
