I was promoted to the position of sales manager.
我就被升为销售经理。

somebody be promoted to...
某人被晋升/提拔为...
She was promoted to the vice president due to her hard work.
由于她工作努力，被提拔为副总裁。
position
工作职位；职务
He resigned his position as the schoolmaster.
他辞掉了校长的工作。

A:Tell me something of yourself.
给我讲一讲有关你自己的一些事情。
B:What would you like to know,Mr.Green?
您想知道些什么，格林先生？
A:What working experience have you got?
你有什么工作经历？
B:In 2004,I got a job in the sales department of a trading company near Guangzhou.I started as a sales representative.A year later,I was promoted to the position of sales manager.I had that job ever since,which is just over a year now.
2004年，我在广州附近的一家贸易公司的销售部工作。我从销售代表做起。一年后，我就被升为销售经理。从那时起我就一直做这份工作。刚刚一年多时间。
A:Good.Can you tell me why you plan to quit being a sales manager to work here as my assistant?Don't you like your present job?
很好。能告诉我你为什么不做销售经理来这里做我的助理吗？你不喜欢现在的工作吗？
B:Frankly,some part of it I enjoy very much,but I prefer something more professional.It happens that I have a friend working here in this company.She told me that the export department was to recruit an assistant.I felt very excited at this news.That's why I'm here.
坦白的说，有些 方面我是很喜欢的。但是我更喜欢专业性强的东西。碰巧我有个朋友在这里工作。她告诉我出口部要招收一名助理。听到这个消息，我很激动，所以就来了。