Getting What You’re Worth
Salary Negotiation Best Practices
Powerful Salary Negotiation
When embarking on a job search, many candidates focus on perfecting their resumes, honing their interview skills, and networking. While these are undoubtedly important aspects of the job search process (especially the resume creation and interview preparation *hair flip*), there's one critical element that often goes overlooked: salary negotiation.
Negotiating your salary is not just about earning more money. It's about ensuring that you are fairly compensated for your skills, experience, and contributions to the organization.
Salary Negotiation
You want to negotiate your salary, but you have no idea where to start.
You don’t know how much $ to ask for.
You are nervous that you will turn off recruiters by asking for too much on the application.
You don’t know what to expect with salary negotiation.
You’re nervous you’ll lose the offer if you ask for too much $.
You don’t know when to bring up salary negotiation.
You feel so awkward.
I Understand!
Frankly, salary negotiation makes me feel icky. And to be even more frank, it was not my strong suit as a recruiter. It’s why I am partnering with an industry expert to share negotiation tips and tricks with The Resume Fox skulk.
Skulk (n): pack of foxes
Introducing, Salary.Coach
Meet my friend, John, Founder of Salary.Coach* and Creator of The Salary Coach Academy*. Like myself, John had a career in HR and recruiting before launching his business. He has 30+ years of experience in corporate recruiting. Now John uses his knowledge and first-hand experience in salary negotiation politics, decisions, and hidden job offer flexibility to safely position candidates for more $$$.
When John and I last chatted, we came back to one common theme:
Candidates leave money on the table when they do not negotiate throughout the entire recruitment process.
Read that again.
If you do not negotiate well - throughout the entire recruitment process - you could leave thousands of dollars on the table. And preparation is vital as these conversations may start as soon as the initial call, and oftentimes are asked about on the application (ugh, cringe).
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Salary Negotiation Resources
I am incredibly picky when I partner with other career services professionals.
So when I say this, I mean it…
John’s the real deal.
He’s genuine, passionate about helping candidates, and his expertise is unmatched. As a leader in recruitment for Fortune 300 companies, John oversaw 75,000+ job offers. He claims that 70% of offers could have gotten more, but didn’t. And while the company is ecstatic, this is detrimental and honestly disgusting for candidates who deserve to be compensated for their work. Which is why he launched The Salary Coach Academy.
John has 1:1 consulting services that are multi-thousand dollar commitments. His Salary Coach Academy is affordable and shares tips for candidates to implement on their own. Not only does he share negotiation tips, but he outlines specific ways to negotiation your salary throughout each phase of the recruitment process.
Besides being an HR expert, my favorite aspect of Salary Coach Academy is that John regularly uploads new and relevant content based on questions from users and 1:1 coaching clients. How cool is that?!
Salary Coach Academy
Salary Coach Academy is created by John, a recruitment leader and expert negotiator. The Academy includes modules on:
Navigating "what's your desired salary?" on applications
Avoiding low-balling yourself in the phone screen
Becoming the one they want to hire
Safely negotiating in the offer stage
Understanding how to safely get their best offer
Assessing how to get a signing bonus
Reducing the risk of losing the offer at the finish line
Don’t Settle For Less
Negotiation may seem to be just one aspect of the recruitment process. But in reality, this is a multifaceted function impacting every aspect of recruitment.
When negotiating your salary, you are:
Maximizing your earning potential for years to come
Demonstrating your value (to yourself and employers)
Advocating for yourself
Acknowledging your worth
Increasing your job satisfaction
Plus, John is offering 60% off his on-demand Salary Coach Academy for The Resume Fox skulk. 😱
Know Your Worth
Beyond maximizing your earnings, salary negotiation is about achieving fair compensation. It's about ensuring that you are paid what you are worth in the job market. Without negotiation, you might accept an offer that falls below industry standards or the average salary for your role and experience level.
Picture this: You are armed with knowledge about the recruitment process and how to advocate for your worth throughout the process. Even though it feels a bit awkward, you negotiate your salary with confidence.
Investing in your negotiation skills can pay dividends throughout your career, helping you secure the compensation and opportunities you deserve. And if you want to increase your negotiation confidence, Salary Coach Academy is packed with knowledge and resources for an incredibly reasonable price.
*As a reminder, these are affiliate links and I may receive a commission if you purchase through these links at no cost to you. I truly believe in John’s course. If you’d like to purchase without the affiliate link, you may do so here.
