Hire Your Replacement (continued)
This can make it difficult for your boss to consider promoting you out of your current position. "If no one else has the right skills, this could definitely cause your career to stagnate," says Bosse.
A related issue: Because recruiters are having so much trouble luring new IT talent to your organization, they may offer an outsider a higher level position -- one that should have rightly been yours -- to entice a candidate to sign up.
It makes your own organization run more smoothly If you've got a unique combination of experience and a skill that makes you invaluable to your organization, chances are good that you're stretched a little thin. This can make it difficult to take much-needed vacations, attend off-site meetings, travel on business or attend conferences where you can expand your network and industry knowledge. Having a successor-in-training to substitute in your absence can do a lot toward lifting this kind of professional weight from your shoulders.
It gives you time to develop your own skills "You can be so busy doing your own job that you risk not getting the skills you need to move into your next position," warns McManus. "That could lead to you being passed over when something opens up." Shifting core responsibilities to your replacement can free up time for you to take an in-house training course, sign up for external educational classes or otherwise prepare for your own professional advancement. (article continues)
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