Salary negotiation is a common part of the hiring process, so don’t let it intimidate you. Talking about money is sticky and uncomfortable, but to ensure that you get the salary you deserve to match your skills and experience, it’s a topic that you absolutely have to bring up with a future employer.
Salary Negotiation and Poker: Start With the Hand You’re Dealt: Unique Value Propositions
Salary negotiation is a really hard process, and one of the top concerns of job-seekers in any industry. It’s the “poker round” of the hiring process, where both sides try to set aside their enthusiasm for working together and think in their own best interest, cards closely held to their vest, and wait for the other to either show their hand or fold. It can be gut-wrenching and nerve-wracking, because nobody ever wants to leave money on the table.
Salary Matters: 5 Ways to Find Out About Pay Without Asking
If there’s one part of the job search process that causes candidates universal anxiety, it’s discussing salary. One of the search terms that job-seekers look up, before arriving at this site, is “tactfully asking about salary.” Since asking about salary is such a nerve-wracking experience, here are five ways to find out about salary without asking (or at least asking outright).
