- Hi, I'm Catherine Alford.
I'm a family finance expert and financial writer
dedicated to helping you live your best financial life.
I'm a mom of twins, the wife of a busy physician,
and together we're paying down six figures of student loans,
all while trying to save for the future.
I know what it's like to juggle many responsibilities.
And I'm excited to share what I've learned along the way
so you can make the most of your finances.
If you've been working hard at your job
and believe that you deserve a raise,
there are certain steps you need to take
to ensure that you get it.
Here's how.
Step number one, talk to your boss ahead of time
and let them know that you are looking forward
to discussing your compensation.
That way they already have it in their mind
that when you go to your annual
or your quarterly review meeting
that you are looking for a raise.
Step two, keep impeccable records.
If you get a positive email from a client or a customer,
print it out and keep it.
If you get a positive testimonial
from someone on another team
or someone remarks on how easy it was to work with you,
make sure you document it.
No one is going to do the work for you
and no one knows how hard you work except for you.
Everything you do in your job where you go above and beyond,
make sure that you mention it and keep a record of it
so that your boss will be more impressed
when you go in for that meeting.
Step three, do your research.
It's a lot easier to ask for a raise
if you know what your average market value is.
Go online,
speak with other people who have similar jobs to you,
whether at your company or other similar companies,
and get a general sense of how they're paid.
Then if you think that you do an above average job,
you can ask for above the national average for your field.
The more research you do,
the better sense you can get of the types of salaries
people earn with your skill level.
Step four, and this is probably the most important step,
be confident.
No one is going to simply offer you a raise
and it's going to be really hard for them
to notice that you're doing a good job,
especially if you work with a lot of different people.
It is up to you to ask for what you want.
It's up to you to write down all the wonderful things
that you do at work.
I know it's hard to talk about money
and I know it's hard to go in there
and say great things about yourself.
But just know that you can't get the raise that you deserve
unless you get in there and ask for it.
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