Get extra training. 

Take advantage of any extra training is offered at work. Pay for someone your own, you will be repaid many times over after your first promotion, invest in yourself. Take a seminar, class or some online training. It is superior skills that will move you forward. Also be sure to chat up the training you are doing at work. People will give you credit for doing the work, long before it's completed. People will immediately see you as a serious professional, someone who is growing and someone who's going places.

Develop your network. This is a major career skill, so get a couple of books or audio CDs on how to do this and start studying them. Begin to network in three main areas:  1) at work  2) local networking groups  3) online social and networking sites. Each source will bring you viable resources. Networks can garner you viable allies, access to vital information and resources, make you aware of opportunities, and even help you with the job search if you need to switch companies to get promoted. Most people success is as related to their network as it is to their skills.