Having the courage to ask for a pay rise can be daunting… we reveal five top tips
Fifty-nine per cent of women and 42 per cent of men have NEVER asked for a raise, a survey has revealed
SUMMONING the courage to ask for a rise can be daunting – but there are ways to make it easier.
Fifty-nine per cent of women and 42 per cent of men have NEVER asked for a raise, a survey for Channel 4’s Dispatches has found.
Here Nicole Soames, author of The Negotiation Book and boss of commercial training company Diadem Performance, gives her tips.
- Do your homework. Negotiating is about being appropriately ambitious. Take the time to research what others in similar jobs are earning. And pick your moment, such as when you have been voted employee of the month or after your firm lands a big contract.
- Put your proposal on the table. Dig deep, be brave and ask. Remind yourself that your employer needs your skills as much as you need your job.
- Walk the talk. Use clear and confident language. Avoid “weak speak” — vague phrases such as “I was wondering if it was possible to” undermine your position. State specific figures.
- Dial up your creativity. If your first proposal gets a “no”, you need to think of other creative options. This could be more flexible hours, a larger bonus or the chance to take a sabbatical.
- Be resilient. If you didn’t get that pay rise, stay positive and try to learn from the situation. And remember, just because you got a “no” once, you might not miss out next time.
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DOZENS of engineering roles are up for grabs with digital network giant Openreach.
Its engineers build, install, manage and maintain the wires and fibres that bring internet and phone services to most homes and businesses in the UK every day.
Openreach, a division of BT, employs more than 30,000 people nationally.
BT has been criticised for underinvesting in Openreach, its slow roll-out of rural broadband and for failing to offer radical new technologies.
Billions of pounds are being spent building new networks.
Each week, its engineers make faster broadband speeds available to nearly 20,000 households and companies.
In London, they are working on projects to provide ultra-fast services to housing developments.
To meet its ambitions, the company has hired more than 1,800 people in 2017 so far – and it is hoping to take on 36 more in the capital before the end of the year.
Openreach’s HR director Kevin Brady said: “We’re on a mission to build the best broadband network in Britain. We offer great careers.”