Why You Should Negotiate Pay Even After Taking an Extended Break
Getting back into the workforce after taking an extended break is tough. Even if you’re going back into the same field, it can take a lot of extra time and effort to build a network, prepare for...
The Consequences of Not Negotiating Your Salary
Less than half of respondents to PayScale’s Salary Survey reported that they had asked for a raise in their current field — 43 percent, in fact. Most held back out of fear of negotiating, in...
Should I Negotiate Salary? Yes, Here’s Why
Negotiating your salary is hard, but not because the act itself is difficult. If you’re proficient enough at your job for somebody to want to hire you, you have all the skills necessary to ask...
How Do You Know If You Should Negotiate Your Salary?
You’ve been working hard for a year or so, and things are going well. You’re exceeding your goals, and you believe you’re a valuable contributor to your team and company. So now you’re...
What Happens When Your Salary Negotiation Fails?
Salary negotiation, like other things in life, is not a foolproof process. Salary negotiation requires a combination of research, realistic self-assessment, and good communication skills. But even if...
Why Am I Being Paid So Much Less Than Market Rate?
If you’ve recently taken PayScale’s Salary Survey and found that others in your industry are earning a lot more than you are, your reaction might be indignation … followed swiftly by...
Gut Check: Why Are Women Uncomfortable Talking About Salary?
Women don’t negotiate salary as often as men. Significantly, this factor in the gender pay gap persists in groups that have self-selected for interest in salary — for instance, respondents...
You Won’t Get What You Don’t Ask for: People Who Ask for Raises Earn More
Fifty-seven percent of respondents to PayScale’s Salary Survey have never negotiated for a higher salary, but not every non-negotiator accepts the salary status quo for the same reasons. When we dig...
