Unlock Your Salary Potential: 7 Game-Changing Salary Negotiation Lessons
In this episode, I reveal the seven things I *won’t* do when negotiating my salary. From avoiding unhelpful advice and catchphrases to considering total compensation, I share valuable insights to help you secure the best offer and navigate delicate conversations with clarity and confidence.
In this episode, you will:
- Hear the behind-the-scenes of what goes into creating an offer (and why that matters!)
- 7 things to avoid when you’re preparing for or negotiating your salary
- Learn what to do before you even take a phone screen that will make your negotiation much easier
- Understand the impact of communicating your salary expectations early on with recruiters - and why I think you can ignore advice telling you otherwise
- Consider what else you might negotiate when the salary can’t be raised any higher and
- Gain practical insights into how to champion your interests each step of the process
The key moments in this episode are:
00:00:00 - Introduction and Background,
00:02:21 - My Contrarian Views on Salary Negotiation,
00:04:08 - Personal Salary Negotiation Success Story,
00:07:18 - Creating Expectations and Goals,
00:10:43 - Sharing Salary Range Upfront,
00:15:47 - The Importance of Negotiating,
00:17:53 - The Risks of Not Negotiating,
00:18:25 - Negotiating Beyond Salary,
00:20:40 - Considering Total Compensation,
00:22:00 - Avoid Using "Based on My Market Research” When You’re Not Doing Market Research