"upward career" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe a pattern of professional progression and advancement. For example, "John had a long and successful upward career in the banking industry."
This makes any upward career movement difficult or impossible, regardless of diversity policies.
But then their upward career trajectories kick in and create new problems.
And when Clay Jannon is hired as the bookstore's night clerk, he is definitely making an upward career move.
Now 38, she seems to have been on a steadily upward career trajectory since she graduated from Yale in 2002.
Lisa Barnwell is the founder of Bumps and the Boardroom, an online platform to support those combining parenthood with an upward career trajectory.
Like those peers Ms. Mazzoli, the executive director of the MATA Festival, has balanced well-honed do-it-yourself skills with her upward career trajectory.
Men with "upward careers" had a higher level of employment (98.2) than men with "stable careers" (91.9).
Women with "family patterns" worked less (58.2) than women with "stable courses" (70.2) and "upward careers" (78.9).
According to our data, people with "upward careers" had often started their careers by doing an apprenticeship (e.g., in industrial or commercial occupations) and later were promoted to a managing position (e.g. leading his/her own company).
On the whole, our results show that in today's professional careers, linear career courses (such as "stable courses") or reaching a higher-status position ("upward careers") are still common, but modern career models with several occupational changes ("fluctuating patterns") have probably become more frequent recently.
The corporate lattice world is an ever-changing calculus, so think in terms of option value actively seeking out opportunities--lateral and diagonal moves along with upward movement--that open up career paths for you not just now but every step forward.
