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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.
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…