- Just answer honestly the following questions?
- Do you deserve a raise?
- Can the organization afford to give you a raise?
- Are you willing to ask for a raise?
- Are you prepared to go somewhere if you don’t get one?
- Who controls your raise? YOU.
- Know what you are worth : Skills, experience, years of service, level organization type and size, competition
- Assess your job performance : what’s your contribution to the success of the organization? What problems do you solve? What initiative do you take? How do you make your supervisor’s life easier?
- Evaluate your employer’s economic health : Do you think they can afford it?
- Determine how much to ask for : How much you are worth and What you are paid now. Be realistic. Consider your whole ‘package’
- Build your case : Keep an Accomplishment file. Develop a portfolio. Prepare for your annual evaluation. Write a memo outlining your case
- Have a plan for ‘No’. Don’t deliver any ultimatums you aren’t prepared to back up. Never ‘drop’ before you ‘add’
- Timing is everything
