Let’s be honest, speaking about salaries is not a comfortable subject for most of us but it’s something we cannot avoid because salaries have to be negotiated sooner or later. Here are 7 tips to help you negotiate a better salary before you start your new job or when you request a raise.
There’s quite a disconnect between the preparation we receive in school for life after school. If ultimately the purpose of school is to prepare you for the job market, it shouldn’t just prepare you to work but also prepare you to navigate the politics of it. We should learn skills such as salary negotiation, what to expect for an entry level job for your field, and everything else. However, this is most often not the case and so we have no choice but to roll with the tides.
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When I first started working, I didn’t make a whole lot of money at my 9-5 & to top that off, my financial management skills (if I can even call them that considering how abysmal and irresponsible they were) didn’t exactly help the situation. However, I did learn a thing or two.
How many people have you shared your salary with? Why don’t you want people to know how much you earn? What are we afraid of?
You’ve (hopefully) read the DOs of how to ask for (and get!) a raise. Now, here are the DON’Ts.
Click through for Part 2 of the results of our Salary Survey!
Click through for Part 1 of the results of our Salary Survey!
How much do you earn?
How much should you really be earning?
Are you overpaid or underpaid?
