How to pitch yourself for a promotion before you even ask your boss: Track your achievements, align allies, and say the right phrases in meetings

• Career coaches shared what you can do to get a raise or promotion before asking for one.
• One told Insider you should think of it as an ongoing campaign rather than a one-off request.
• They advised how to track your performance in your current role and communicate it to managers.

Asking for a promotion and a raise can make for a difficult conversation, with some workers even turning to ChatGPT to produce scripts to follow. But it needn’t come down to one meeting, according to two career coaches who spoke to Insider about how best to pitch yourself.