It\u2019s employee review time. That means it\u2019s time to make your case for a promotion, using key metrics and projects that show how you\u2019ve exceeded expectations. But chances are your boss isn\u2019t going to simply hand you a promotion and raise; you\u2019ve got ask for more.<\/p>\n
Glassdoor, the jobs and recruitment website, has identified 5 key ways to negotiate your way up the career ladder.<\/p>\n
1. Practice your whole spiel at least once before the actual negotiation<\/strong><\/p>\n So much of a successful negotiation boils down to feeling comfortable and practiced.<\/p>\n This doesn\u2019t mean you have to have years of negotiating under your belt, but it does mean your actual negotiation should not be the first time you\u2019ve delivered your pitch. Find someone to listen to your proposed so you can feel the cadence of your speaking points out loud in a conversational setting.<\/p>\n 2. Power pose<\/strong><\/p>\n Before your negotiation, take a few minutes to power pose. Seriously. Posing like superhero may sound silly, but landing the raise you deserve is serious business.<\/p>\n 3. Be super prepared to explain your desired salary<\/strong><\/p>\n It may seem obvious but in order to successfully negotiate you must know exactly what you\u2019re negotiating for. You need to know what number you\u2019re going to ask for, and you need to be prepared to explain why it\u2019s a reasonable ask. Be ready to thoroughly explain your exact desired salary and all the necessary information to substantiate your ask.<\/p>\n 4. Be confident in your delivery<\/strong><\/p>\n Confidence in a negotiation is a challenge for many people\u2014you\u2019re definitely not alone in your apprehension and\/or nerves. However, it\u2019s extremely important to put these nerves on the back burner when the moment comes to make your ask.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve done all your prep work and practiced your pitch, you\u2019re already on the right track. Now\u2019s the time to show your competence and confidence in your abilities.<\/p>\n 5. Be gracious<\/strong><\/p>\n Just because you\u2019re asking for more doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re a demanding employee. If you\u2019re at all worried about coming across as demanding or ungrateful, there\u2019s a very simple solution to that: be gracious.<\/p>\n Preface your negotiation with gratitude for what you currently have, and then smoothly segue into your negotiation. And no matter the outcome, be understanding, appreciative, and gracious for the opportunity.<\/p>\n This article first featured on Glassdoor, and can be found here<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Glassdoor has identified 5 key ways to negotiate your way up the career ladder. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":140115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9880],"tags":[7186,26],"class_list":["post-142285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wealth","tag-glassdoor","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142285"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142285\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142289,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142285\/revisions\/142289"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/140115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Read this: How to win at your next job interview<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"