Getting It Right from Day One: When you do your job you don’t have to ask for a promotion or raise.

This is the third in a series of articles focused on what you can expect from your first year and the behaviors employers will value helping you set a course for a successful career.

Here’s some advice from Brent Saunders, chief executive of Bausch & Lomb, (it was announced that Valeant Pharmaceuticals International of Canada plans to purchase Bausch & Lomb):  “Never chase the next job.”  I’m revising that slightly: Never look like you are chasing the next job. 

For most, the role of the first job is to get the job you really want which is the second and third job. But that doesn’t mean that everyone you work with should notice that you are chasing it. Or that you should ask for a promotion or a raise. There are more effective ways to get a promotion with your current employer or move up in another organization.

• Let your work stand on its own.
• Do the job you’re doing today the best you can.
• Do the right thing for the people you are teamed with and for your supervisor. A note about supervisors. Companies are never aware of who you are or what you do. It’s your supervisor—the person you report to who knows you and your work and is your spokesperson and your connection to your employer.
• Lose the ego. Share credit; let everyone shine.
• Deal with issues when they arise and be open to feedback. 

Do these things and you’ll be successful.