My former boss just left the company and a colleague of mine took over his responsibilities temporarily. Now, this colleague of mine has already been prepared beforehand to take up a leading position in the future. He is also on very good terms with our department manager. As far as I - or anyone else I have spoken to in my team - is concerned, it is pretty much guaranteed that this colleague of mine will be the next permanent head of our team. Nevertheless, the company has to accept applications for any position (by company rules) - even if that is often only pro-forma.
I have been wondering if I should apply myself as well. Not even because I think I have a chance of getting this job as the head of our team (Even though my profile fits the job description ~80%, I am the youngest and newest employee by far in this team), but instead to signal to the higher-ups that I have this kind of ambition and that I think I would be qualified to lead a team in the future as well.
Do you think that would be a bad idea? I am not really afraid of 'offending' anyone and I think I can handle the pressure/unrest this would generate in our team, but I am a bit concerned if this would be seen as being 'uncooperative' or 'unrealistic' by the higher ups (mainly the department manager).
are you qualified for this position?
The way they advertised it, yes I would think so (since they seem to have designed it for my colleague, who basically does similar things as I do).If the colleague wasn't around would they choose you to fill the role?
That is hard to know for sure, but I think they would at least take it into consideration.