Go for Your Raise!

I like to compare the process of asking for a raise to that of buying a car.

In neither of the two cases should a decision be made during the negotiation.  Not even a professional salesman can sell you a car, if you don’t want to buy it. Similarly, you cannot get a raise if your boss doesn’t want it to.

Before buying an automobile, you take into consideration the future costs of the car, the comfort that it will give you and many other properties. And so will your boss.

The employers have several things to consider before they approve of a pay raise.

Negotiation is also important; it is just like locking the door. In order to lock a door you need a door, a lock and a key. And it is YOU who has to turn the key in the lock.

Negotiation is essential, but not enough.

If you want to be successful, your preparation period can’t just be two days long. It is a process with specific steps and I recommend that you prepare yourself properly. Don’t let things happen by chance!

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Do you remember the old saying: a friend in need is a friend indeed?

Maybe you don’t feel like there is a problem with your work environment. And you don’t have to feel it. Not yet.

Problems can arise on the market, inside your company or your boss might be in trouble as well. And, as these problems start to show, you can turn from a colleague into a friend.

You can be more significant to your boss, if you are willing to pay a little attention and show some real interest for your company and your work.

You need to grow. (It’s not so difficult, you just have to look at things from a different angle). If your boss thinks of you like: “Hey, this person deserves to be treated someway special”, then you are in the right place.

When you get to the point of asking for a raise (and timing is of essence of course), it won’t be too difficult for you to get what you want.

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