Mastering Salary Negotiation
What is a salary conversation really about, and how do you negotiate pay in real life? When should you ask your boss for a raise, what should you say — and what shouldn’t you say? Here you’ll find the best articles with tips and advice.
Tips for negotiating your salary
4 tips on how to negotiate your starting salary
When you receive a job offer, you may have your best opportunity to secure a higher salary. Use this opportunity to negotiate your starting pay.
Use the statistics
As a member, you have access to Tekna’s salary statistics. An important part of preparing for salary negotiations is to see what others with a similar background earn.
Tips for a successful salary discussion
This could easily be the most important conversation of your year, so you need to be well prepared.
What does your colleague earn?
Is pay confidential? In the public sector, salaries are not confidential. In the private sector, the situation is less clear-cut, but it is permissible to ask.
Don't make these 7 mistakes:
If you’re earning a below-average salary, it might be time to do something about it – but there are certain things you absolutely should not do.
Have you been given new tasks or more responsibility?
If you're offered new tasks at work, you are in a position to negotiate. Your manager wants you to take on something new, and that gives you a good basis for asking for a pay rise.
Unable to get a higher salary?
There are other things you can try to negotiate – things your manager may find easier to offer.
