9 Killer Tips for Your Salary Negotiation.

It doesn’t matter if you’re about to start working for a new company or if you want a raise, of course you want to earn the most possible but unfortunately this isn’t always easy. Companies and organizations hide behind rules and procedures. The height of your salary is determent by two things; the level of the role and how easy you are replaceable. Now that you know this you can put it in action by using this guide with 9 tips on how to negotiate your salary.

After the Interviews.

When you are applying for a new job don’t mention you desired salary during the interview. Of course both parties need to know a global figure but when you both agreed on the commitment than it’s time to talk about your paycheck. If your new boss “loves” you at the end of the interviews he’s more likely to increase the check to your demands.

How would you fit in?

Try to determine how you will fit in the new organization. Make a critical analysis which will determine how suited you’ll be for the new firm. You can use these findings in your interviews and “proof” that you need to earn the amount your asking for.

Keep the focus on the salary.

Keep in mind that your salary is always the main goal. The secondary conditions are indeed secondary. Do you care about having home internet when you can earn $400 – $500 per month more? If you receive $400 per month extra you can pay for your home internet yourself and its even tax deductible.

Your salary is connected to realized targets.

Never be tempted to the connection of your salary to realized targets unless you have a great network and know for sure that you can achieve your new set goals. If you don’t know this for sure you might have the chance that your targets are being influenced which will result in a lower income.

Write it down

Nobody has a perfect memory. This is why you should write your points of negotiations down on a piece of paper or in your agenda. You should always bring something to a commercial meeting and the same goes for a job interview. A folder, your agenda or maybe an attaché coffer, use these to hide your note in.

Rules and Procedures

Negotiators like to hide behind impersonal rules, procedures, policies and regulations. Don’t throw in the towel immediately. Ask during the interviews where these rules are noted and who published them, you might want to look at them. There is no good reason for not changing the rules if the company would benefit from it.

What is your value and in what position are you to negotiate.

Ask yourself this: How easy is it to replace you and what will your influence be in your new organization. You can use these answers in your salary negotiation.

Give a way’s

You might need to make some concessions in your negotiations. Determine one or two give a way’s; this can be your laptop or home internet. If your new employer realizes that you want to give a little, he will to.

Think and act positive.

Don’t ever describe yourself in a negative way. Don’t tell them what you didn’t do or have intended to do. And if they ask you what your bad or negative sides are tell something like; I can’t give up easily and this isn’t always a pleasure at home when I’m finishing a project in the middle of the night. Now you’ve traded a “negative” issue in for something really positive; you are a winner who is not giving up, you work at home and during the night and you even take the level of importance of your work to the same level as your personal relations. Your boss will love this and he will hire you for sure.

I hope you enjoyed this career guide and good luck with your Salary negotiations.