How to get a salary rise
This may seem an odd title for me to blog about. Let me explain...
Yesterday I was interviewed on Radio Nottingham, along with a financial consultant, on the subject of '5 easy steps to getting a pay rise'. They wanted my input as a Life Coach because they recognised getting a rise is not just about what you say or do - it's about feeling confident and assertive enough to gain the best possible outcome.
The interview was great fun and interesting to hear the input both of the financial consultant and of the viewers as they called in to make their comments and ask questions.
Of course, no matter what you do you can never guarantee you will be given a pay rise - especially in the current climate of tightening belts. However there are some things you can do to give yourself a better chance - something I'll be going into more detail about in one of my newsletters (sign up now in the form on my website if you haven't already done so!) For now, my key tips are to have the facts at your fingertips as to why you deserve higher pay, to be clear, confident and assertive (and certainly not aggressive or negative) in your discussion with your boss, and, if you don't succeed this time, not to dwell on it....you may be more lucky (and more skilled) next time, or you may even find a better paid job elsewhere.
I also found the research I did before the programme fascinating, and I stumbled across some interesting websites that give information about salaries. One, from tiscali, has an article giving advice about working out how much you should be paid and where to go to find out what salary to expect for different jobs. Another, from Pay Wizard, has a tool that allows you to compare your salary against others doing similar jobs - although it doesn't claim to cover all job sectors, and you can help widen its knowledge base of job salaries by undertaking its salary survey. And a final one I discovered, from This Is Money, lists average salaries for numerous jobs in the UK. - though I personally think some of the salaries listed have to be taken with a large pinch of salt!
Happy reading...and let me know if you do successfully negotiate a pay rise - I'd love to hear!
Yesterday I was interviewed on Radio Nottingham, along with a financial consultant, on the subject of '5 easy steps to getting a pay rise'. They wanted my input as a Life Coach because they recognised getting a rise is not just about what you say or do - it's about feeling confident and assertive enough to gain the best possible outcome.
The interview was great fun and interesting to hear the input both of the financial consultant and of the viewers as they called in to make their comments and ask questions.
Of course, no matter what you do you can never guarantee you will be given a pay rise - especially in the current climate of tightening belts. However there are some things you can do to give yourself a better chance - something I'll be going into more detail about in one of my newsletters (sign up now in the form on my website if you haven't already done so!) For now, my key tips are to have the facts at your fingertips as to why you deserve higher pay, to be clear, confident and assertive (and certainly not aggressive or negative) in your discussion with your boss, and, if you don't succeed this time, not to dwell on it....you may be more lucky (and more skilled) next time, or you may even find a better paid job elsewhere.
I also found the research I did before the programme fascinating, and I stumbled across some interesting websites that give information about salaries. One, from tiscali, has an article giving advice about working out how much you should be paid and where to go to find out what salary to expect for different jobs. Another, from Pay Wizard, has a tool that allows you to compare your salary against others doing similar jobs - although it doesn't claim to cover all job sectors, and you can help widen its knowledge base of job salaries by undertaking its salary survey. And a final one I discovered, from This Is Money, lists average salaries for numerous jobs in the UK. - though I personally think some of the salaries listed have to be taken with a large pinch of salt!
Happy reading...and let me know if you do successfully negotiate a pay rise - I'd love to hear!
posted by Elizabeth Juffs at 1:28 PM
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