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Lesson 3: Salary negotiationGetting the salary you want: advice from a young professional
Job interviews aren't just about getting hired, they're also about negotiating your worth. Don't be afraid to ask for a higher salary, especially if you have other options. Remember, you're not taking money from the interviewer's pocket, but from the company's budget. Your negotiation can even help future employees by raising the salary ceiling.
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- How do you know you're getting paid the right amount for your carrear and effort put into work?(9 votes)
- I think you would know by how much you paid for college, if you are drowning in student loans and still have a job that you think is well paying then it probably isn't.(17 votes)
- wot career has the best salary?(7 votes)
- If you want a good salary, then you can go in the medical field.
However, it's not that simple. An experienced businessman can be paid even more than a neurologist (brain doctor), if the neurologist doesn't have much experience or if the neurologist is bad at their job.(6 votes)
- where we can fine help for careers(6 votes)
- How do I know what type of job I want even if I don't do much?(3 votes)
- There are aptitude and interest tests out there. I took them when I was in high school back in the 1960s, and again in college in the 1970s. They guided me in directions that were good for me. There's also experimentation with different things by way of part-time employment and internships. You can learn a lot that way, especially a lot about what doesn't suit you.
So, explore and try. That's how you learn lots of different things.(7 votes)
- why isnt there any voice(3 votes)
- I have no audio in the left side of my earbuds, but plenty in the left side. I checked with another video to make sure my earbuds are functioning so basically it's only playing through right side speakers.
If you have any type of split speakers, earbuds, or headphones it could be the right side isn't working or somewhere in settings the right side is turned down.
I hope this helped!(3 votes)
- Tips in negotiation for salary, pay rise, etc. without ending up being laid off, dismissed, or accidentally offending the the boss.(4 votes)
- Hello Benjamin!
Really, the most important part of it is to be polite. For example, you could ask, "I'm wondering if I could get a rise in pay," or, "My salary does not represent the job I do," and then list what you do that should get a raise.
The next part in this lesson can also help: https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/career-content/career-profile-videos/salary-negotiation/a/salary-negotiation-get-paid-what-youre-worth-by-better-money-habits
Hope this helps!
-Bella(2 votes)
- how to we can fine a job(4 votes)
- Looking on Indeed is a good way to find a job.(1 vote)
- how can i do as a carrer(3 votes)
- I strongly suggest that you watch all the videos of people who talk about their careers that are included in this course. You will learn about careers that you have never before imagined. You may see some as "I'd never do that." You may see others as "That could be me." Whether these videos help or not, you'll learn about a wider world of work and endeavor, and be a better human being as a result.(3 votes)
- how do you know what kind of job you are getting(3 votes)
- That might depend on where you are looking. If the company has a name like Acme Janatorial Services, that could be an indication. Something with Academy in it's name could be an educational institution (though you might be the janitor there.)(2 votes)
- How would you negotiate with the money without going overboard on how much money you want to ask for?(2 votes)
- Research the median average salary in your state for that profession and ask for around that much salary.(2 votes)
Video transcript
When I was recruited by Sirius, I was also interviewing for a lot of other job opportunities. And, many of them were looking really really good. And so, I felt really secure in negotiating when I was offered a job with Sirius. Because I knew that I was gonna be fine no matter what. And I remember calling my dad and crying to him and saying, "I don't know how I'm going to pay off my student loans." And he was like, you know, just negotiate really hard like it's New York City. They know everyone has student loans. They're gonna give you what you want. It's a for profit company. They have plenty of money. So, we were talking about salary and going back and forth. And they said the cap was 55. And I was like, no, I'm not going to settle for 55. I'm sorry. I got a masters in between my last job and this job. And I have student loans. And, this is New York City. You can't survive. They kept saying they weren't going to budge. Nobody else on my team was getting paid that much. And then, eventually, they gave in. When I go into a job interview and I know that I'm gonna get the job, I know that they're excited about me as a candidate. If I'm not gonna get the job, I'm not gonna get the job. But if they're offering you the job, they're pretty ready to meet your demands. At that point, they're not gonna rescind the job offer because you ask for too much money. At best they're gonna say, "This is the most we can pay you." And then, you're either gonna agree to that, or you're gonna walk away. And I do enjoy it. Because it's like a game. It's not personal. You're not asking the person you're negotiating with to pull money out of their pocket and to keep from feeding their kids, and give it to you. It's the company. And they're representing the company. So, you're negotiating with a representative of the company. And if they want you bad enough, they will give you what you want. And I think it also helps your coworkers. That if you negotiate at a certain level, then the next person who comes into that job, now the ceiling has been raised. And, if I as a woman am being paid that much, then whether or not they know it, the perception has been changed. That the next woman who's applying for that job who's negotiating for a salary, isn't the first person to negotiate for that. They can't say to you, "Oh, we don't pay anybody else that much on our team." They have to entertain the possibility. If you see it as kind of a collaborative thing instead of just personal to you, and also, if you realize that you're negotiating with a company or a business, I think, it just becomes a lot easier and the stakes are much lower.