With the economy tanking and virtually every business slipping into recession, now is not exactly the best time to be shopping around the job market. So, how to beat the money crunch? One way is to make more where you work right now.
Try these 7 effective tips to get yourself a pay raise!
1. Be prepared …
You need information to support your raise request. One big thing to know before you go in to talk to your boss is: how much are other people getting paid to do your job? Talk to local employment agencies and look at job postings on online to determine what other people are making in your position.
2. Know what you’re worth …
Your company doesn’t just pay you a standard salary based on your job description (or, if they do, your chances of getting a raise are slim). Your company also pays you for how valuable you are to them. Do you take on extra responsibilities? Handle big projects? Saved the business money or time? Have a list of these intangibles when asking for a raise.
3. Set a realistic goal …
A typical rule of thumb is that a ten percent raise is a good goal for a quality employee. If you’re asking for a thirty or forty percent increase in salary, you might risk looking like you don’t know what you’re talking about. Set your first negotiating point about five percentage points higher than what you’re looking to get. For instance, if you’re after a ten percent raise, make fifteen percent your first suggestion and negotiate down from there.
30 Believable Excuses to Get out of Work Today …
Perfect timing of your post on negotiating a raise. I have been successful before with these type of negotiations, but this time I really have to prepare myself, since my work tripled, yet my pay stayed the same….I am due for a review in May, so I still have some time to get it all together. I like the 15% suggestion for starters…
Last year they cut the max for our raise to 2.5% from 3% because of the economy…I can imagine that it will only go lower this year.
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Dear Suburbangrandam,
Good luck with negotiations! If your work tripled, 15% seems to be a very fair start!
This was a good article, but I wish you had posted a warning about asking for a raise. The down side is your boss could say “I pay you too much” or “I guess I really don’t need you at all.” Raises are good, getting let go is bad.
That’s a great idea, FupDuckTV!
We should definitely write a post about this side of the business!
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Thanks again for the idea! :)
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