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To advance in a faction you need certain skills and stats: to see what the requirements are, scroll own your char info sheet. Below misc skills you will see which factions you have joined. If you move the pointer on the name of the faction and leave it there for a second or two, a window will appear, stating current rank and requirements for advancement. Fulfill those requirements before asking your chief for a better position.

In general, remember that: if they say things like your loyalty hasn't been tested, you haven't performed enough quests and such, it's a matter of doing more quests. If they say your skills aren't good enough, you don't meet the standards and such, you need to train some skills or improve some stats.