How to Land the Chief of Staff Job Internally
Your current role ⇒ Internal Chief of Staff is 5x easier than taking an external Chief of Staff role. Especially in this labor market, since you’re not competing against external candidates.
That’s what we tell our career coaching clients. But how do you do make the case to an internal leader and convince them that they need a Chief of Staff and that you’re their #1 candidate? Here’s a 14 step teardown:
Review your career path and assess your Chief of Staff skills
Create a development plan and gain new experiences
Take on additional responsibilities and expand your job scope
Create new organizational relationships
Strengthen existing relationships with your colleagues
Learn your leader’s goals, pain points, leadership style
Highlight Chief of Staff benefits and why YOU are the #1 candidate
Address any concerns the leader might have
Offer to scope out your roles and responsibilities
Schedule a follow-up convo to agree on job spec
Reiterate the Chief of Staff benefits to the leader AND the company
Gain buy-in from your leader
Coordinate with HR team to create the position
Finalize details on your transition plan
Reach out if you are looking to formally introduce the Chief of Staff role to your company and organization. We can help facilitate the conversation with your leadership team. Contact us here to learn more.
