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How can I get a raise?
Go ahead and ask. Perhaps you feel lucky simply to have a job nowadays, but even in difficult times, companies want to keep their best people. Reminding your employer that you’re one of those people is the key to getting a salary bump in a down market. Make your case on paper, including what you’ve accomplished over the past year — from signing up new clients to finding cost savings. If your company’s purse strings are too tight to accommodate a bigger paycheck, ask for perks such as more vacation time, a more flexible schedule, or additional training. Check out the following links for your best game plan.
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Know What You’re Worth
Are you underpaid or one of the fortunate few who’s being handsomely rewarded? Use the Salary Wizard at Salary.com to see what others in your area make doing the same job.
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How to Land a Raise in a Recession
Find out what kind of raises you can expect in 2009, how to plead your case, and why your boss may be inclined to keep you happy.
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Know What Your Boss Is Thinking
Before you make your pitch, it helps to know what your boss is looking for in a top employee.
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Put Plan B in Action
OK, your boss can’t part with more money. But maybe you value a better work-life balance, too. When there’s no cash to go around, ask for these six perks instead.
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The Seven Moves to Avoid
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Career Advice: How to Get Your Old Job Back
You've used a competing job offer to try to win a well-deserved raise at work, but you've overplayed your hand and now it looks like you've got nothing. Is there any way to get your old job back? by Mike Zimmerman
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How to Survive the 'Oh $#*!' Career Moment
It can be all too easy to make career-killing mistakes. Here's how to skillfully extricate yourself from harm if you find yourself in a worst-case scenario.To Woody Allen?s famous observation that ?Eighty percent of success is showing up,? we would add four words: ?and not screwing up.? This is...
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How to Get a Big Raise: 5 Steps to the Pay You Deserve
A jobs recovery is brewing and while landing in a new position remains a challenge, once you get there you want to make sure you get the biggest raise possible. Here are 5 tips to getting a big raise. by Dan Kadlec
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How to Get a Raise
Here's how to negotiate for a raise in a bad economy.
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2011: The Year You Get a Raise?
With the economy in recovery mode, employers are now worried on keeping their best employees. That makes 2011 the best year to negotiate a pay raise since the financial crisis began. by Carla Fried
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How to Get a Raise in a Recession
It won?t be easy, but making these adjustments to your strategy and approach will give you a fighting chance. by Eilene Zimmerman
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Get a Raise in a Recession
It may be tough to ask for a raise during tough times, but MoneyWatch.com's Jill Schlesinger says it's all about the way you handle the conversation. Here are a few tips.
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How to Get a Raise in a Recession
When the recent US Census Bureau report "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2008" was released, it was depressing. Real median household income fell 3.6% percent between 2007 and 2008, from $52,163 to $50,303. It's not just last year that's the problem: median...
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