Career growth · Intermediate · 15 minutes
Moving up from entry level
Turn casual or entry-level work into better pay, better roles and stronger future options.
Be the easy person to keep
Employers remember the worker who turns up, learns, stays safe, and can be trusted with more responsibility.
Ways to move up
- Ask what ticket would help you get more shifts.
- Learn one higher-skill task each month.
- Keep a record of jobs, tools, machinery and responsibilities.
- Build references while things are going well.
- Apply internally before leaving for another role.
Ask the right question
Try: “What would I need to improve or learn to get more responsibility here?”