How to negotiate for a new job
Last week we talked about negotiating at your existing job. This week I’m going to cover how to bring up the salary convo when you’re interviewing for a new job. This one may feel a lot easier, but many people avoid it for fear losing the opportunity altogether.
How to negotiate in your current job
How to negotiate in your current job While negotiation is a tough subject all around, I’ve found most people have a harder time negotiating in their existing jobs than they do for a new job. It makes sense. If someone you haven’t even worked with ends up saying no, then oh well. No harm, no foul,…
How paid family leave can help close the wage gap [aka Joe Manchin can 🖕 off]
I’m not going to lie. I have a full list of topics I want to cover in this newsletter, but something’s been bugging me A LOT this week. A tech bro, who shall not be linked here because I don’t think he deserves any more attention, tweeted last week:Great for fathers to spend time w…
Everything’s negotiable: What to do when negotiations stall
Everything’s negotiable: What to do when negotiations stall A few weeks ago I did an AMA with SuperPath, a Slack community for content marketers. I got a bunch of great questions (check out my video answers here). But one that stuck out to me was a question I happen to get fairly often: Sometimes more…
Asking for what you’re worth is NEVER cringeworthy
We know how I feel about why you should ask for a raise. So I bet you can imagine my reaction when I saw the former PepsiCo CEO, Indra Nooyi, told the New York Times, “I find it cringeworthy. I cannot imagine working for somebody and saying my pay is not enough.” My knee-jerk reaction was a little…
Why you should negotiate your salary
Why you should negotiate your salary When I talk to people about negotiating their salaries (or negotiating anything, really), one of the most common objections I hear is, “I don’t want to seem too greedy/too selfish/like all I care about is money.” Today we’re going to break that thought pattern. While there are many societal…