This powerpoint is filled with amazing tips on salary negotiation when preparing for accepting jobs.
Content in the slides are created by Audrey Bach and Liz Morgan!
3. You Can't Count on Karma
Even if you make all the right
choices, you aren't guaranteed the
salary you deserve.
You have to ask.
4. The Gender Wage Gap
There is a gender wage gap, but most people
don't understand how it really works.
Uncontrolled Controlled
5. Early Negotiations are Crucial
Salary plateaus after age 40, often
earlier for women.
Negotiating your salary early in your
career makes a huge impact on future
earnings.
"... a 25-year-old who negotiated a
starting salary of $55,000 will earn
$634,000 more than a non-negotiator
who accepted an initial offer of
$50,000."
- http://www.fastcompany.com/3021381/how-to-be-a-
success-at-everything/49-of-job-candidates-never-
negotiate-an-initial-employment
6. Talking About Salary is Scary
Employers expect you to
negotiate
Data will set you free
7. What Is "Compensation?"
Don't just negotiate salary. Negotiate your total
compensation, including:
- Salary
- Bonuses
- Perks/Benefits
- Equity
- Life/work balance
- Opportunity for skill and career growth
8. How to Determine Your Market
Worth
What factors make the biggest difference on your worth?
- Experience
- Specific skill sets
- Market demands
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9. PayScale.com
Use our free online survey to determine
● How your current compensation compares
● Whether a job offer is fair
● What kind of salary a position you are
interested in should fetch
Compare My Salary Job Offer What-If/Research
11. Negotiation 101
The negotiation process revolves around
two factors: what you are worth and what
they are willing to pay for you
12. 3 Golden Rules of Negotiating
● Research your value
● Don’t be the first to disclose a number
● Prepare a counteroffer
13. 3 Common Mistakes
● Accepting the first salary offer
● Not being prepared with relevant information
● Neglecting to negotiate things beyond base
pay
14. Types of negotiators
2 types of negotiators:
● A hard-style negotiator: firm, intimidating,
forbidding body language, and tends to say
“no” to everything.
● A soft-style negotiator: polite, bubbly,
agreeable, tries to work with you.
15. Leading the conversation
Candidate: "I'm really excited to work here, and I know that I will bring a lot of value. I appreciate the offer at $58,000,
but was really expecting to be in the $65,000 range based on my experience, market value and skill set as it relates to
this role. Can we look at a salary of $65,000 for this position?"
Recruiter: "So glad to hear you're looking forward to working with us. We're really looking forward to having you. The
salary we offered is what we have budgeted for the position and we feel it's a fair compensation.“
This may sound like it's the end of the conversation, but it's not—
Candidate: "I understand where you're coming from, and just want to reiterate my enthusiasm for the position and
working with you and the team. I think my skills are perfectly suited for this position, and are worth $65,000."
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16. How things really work
● Work WITH your Recruiter
● Your Recruiter has a budget
● Recruiter + hiring manager can make changes
to initial offer
You can help your Recruiter by giving them
justification for the changes you are asking for
18. Negotiation 101 recap
● Research your value and the company
● Don’t be the first to disclose a number
● Prepare a counteroffer
● Keep emotion out of the process
Editor's Notes
If you're in this room, you already made some great choices - you chose a major that is in high demand and is likely to lead to a high-paying career.
Major Early Career Salary Mid-Career Salary
Computer Engineering (CE) $67,300 $108,600
Information Systems (IS) $53,500 $88,900
Human Computer Interaction (Master's) $82,500 $112,700
When controlled for factors like job choice, experience, hours worked, education, etc., the difference in pay between men and women is not the 81 cents to a dollar statistic that you've probably heard.
While there is a clear issue of women earning slightly less for the same work, and this gap growing as we climb to director and executive levels, the gap is really between 3-7% depending on your job level.
The real causes of pay inequality result from job choice and behavior.
Job and Major Choice: Overall, more women go into lower-paying fields like education, social work and the arts.
Behavior: Women are less likely to negotiate their salary, ask for promotions, apply for jobs above their current level, speak up in meetings, etc.