Promotion Readiness Score — Should You Ask for a Promotion Right Now?

Most people who get passed over for promotions weren't unqualified — they were unprepared in a specific, addressable way. Maybe their performance was strong but their visibility was low. Maybe they had the skills but hadn't demonstrated leadership. Maybe the timing was wrong. The problem is rarely "you're not good enough" — it's usually "you're not ready in this specific dimension, and you don't know which one." The Promotion Readiness Score measures your readiness across six dimensions that actually drive promotion decisions: Performance (are your results clearly above baseline?), Visibility (do the right people see and understand your contributions?), Leadership (have you demonstrated you can operate at the next level?), Skills (do you have the technical and soft skills the next role requires?), Relationships (do you have sponsors, not just managers who like you?), and Timing (is this a good moment organizationally — budget cycles, open headcount, your manager's own trajectory?). The result is a weighted score, a dimension-by-dimension profile, and a specific Go / Prepare / Wait recommendation based on where your gaps actually are. If the recommendation is Prepare or Wait, the calculator tells you exactly which dimension to close first.