LinkedIn Post Example: Getting Promoted

You got promoted. Everyone does the humble brag with a numbered list of lessons. Here's how to write about it so people actually learn something.

What most people post

Humbled and honored to share that I've been promoted to Senior Director! 🎉 This wouldn't have been possible without my amazing team and incredible mentors. Hard work truly does pay off! Key lessons from my journey: 1️⃣ Stay curious 2️⃣ Lift others up 3️⃣ Never stop learning What's the best career advice you've ever received? 👇

What actually works

I got promoted last week. Senior Director of Product. I almost didn't. In my review six months ago, my VP told me I was too deep in execution and not visible enough at the leadership level. She was right. I was running every sprint review but skipping every cross-functional sync. So I changed one thing: I started writing a weekly one-pager for the exec team. Just 200 words on what my team shipped and what it meant for the business. No slides. No formatting. Just the update. Within three months, the CRO started referencing our roadmap in board meetings. The promotion followed. Sometimes the work isn't the problem. The problem is that nobody knows about the work.

"Humbled and honored" — performative modesty
Emojis (🎉 👇) — decoration, not substance
Numbered listicle — "Key lessons from my journey: 1, 2, 3"
Engagement bait CTA — "What's the best career advice you've ever received?"
Generic motivational language — "Hard work truly does pay off"

The good version shares the specific feedback they received, the specific change they made, and the specific result that followed. You learn something from reading it — a concrete tactic you could actually try. The lesson at the end lands because you just watched it play out.

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