Understanding Internal Career Growth

Question 1

Lateral move

Answer 1

A job move that involves switching to a role on the same level of the org chart as your current job, but with different responsibilities and sometimes the same pay

Question 2

Vertical move

Answer 2

A job move that involves switching to a role in the same department of the org chart as your current job, but with an increase in responsibilities as well as an increase in pay or a title change

Question 3

Informational interview

Answer 3

A one-on-one conversation with someone who has a job that you might like, who works within an industry you might want to enter, or who is employed by a specific company that you’re interested in learning about