Tips & Best Practices
Recommendations for building the strongest promotion packet.
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Add Custom Context
In Settings → Prompts, add context about your company's promotion culture for better AI advice.
Start with the Rubric
Upload your company's official rubric first. Everything else maps to these criteria.
Add Projects Before Evidence
Map your projects to criteria first. This helps you know what evidence to look for.
Be Honest About Ownership
Over-claiming ownership will backfire in panel. If you co-owned it, say so.
Use Panel Mode Early and Often
Don't wait until you're "done". Run panel reviews as you build to catch issues early.
Embrace Gaps
Gaps aren't failures - they're opportunities. Use them to guide your work focus before the next review cycle.
Quantity over quality
10 weak projects are worse than 3 strong ones. Be selective.
Narrative without evidence
"I led the project" means nothing without artifacts proving it.
Overclaiming scope
Calling a team project "cross-org" when it wasn't. Panels check.
Waiting until the last minute
Start tracking evidence as you go. It's much harder to reconstruct months later.
Ignoring panel feedback
If Panel Mode says it's weak, believe it. Address the issues.
The best time to use PromoReady is before you think you're ready for promotion. Use it to identify gaps, then intentionally seek out projects that fill those gaps. By the time you're actually ready, your packet will be airtight.