Monday, 1 May 2017

505 Design Practise 2 - Studio Brief 2 - How To Negotiate A Higher Salary Article

http://empowering.hearst.co.uk/be-involved/how-to-negotiate-a-higher-salary/

One of the idea for this brief is to create a medium to explain to females how to ask for a higher pay, more bonus and ask about the gender pay gap. This is in aim of ensure that more women get paid the same amount as men for the same job, this is a issue in the UK as the gender pay gap is currently at 18%.

This is article that explains ways women can do this, how to do this and shows content that could be used for this idea.

Step One:
Know your value “You have to understand what you’re worth, and I don’t mean that in a Lean In way. I mean that it in a dollar and cents way,” Black says. “Literally, look at what your costs are, add them up, and build a budget to see how much you need to make. Think about what your expenses are now and what they could be in the future, including things like rent, transportation, cabs, Ubers, subway rides, food, groceries, clothes, everything.” Think about how much you want to save, Black adds. And factor that in, too.

Step Two:
Know your target Expenses are your bottom line. You need to eat and have a roof over your head. You need to be able to get to work and maybe pay off student loans. But salaries aren’t based only on necessities. Your experience has worth, too. “You’re going to want to figure out what people who are in similar places in their careers and have similar credentials are earning in your business,” Black says. “A resource like Glassdoor is great. And friends are good resources, too. See whether you know anyone who works or has worked at the organization you’re applying to. Find out what other people who’ve held the position before or who hold similar positions at other companies are making.”

Step Three:
Have a strategy “There’s so much emotion and stress about the negotiation process that sometimes you don’t think about having a strategy, but having a plan really can put a lot of that anxiety to rest,” Black says. She advises people to settle on a target number but propose a range during the negotiation process. “Let’s say you think you should make $50,000,” Black says. “Well, when you go into a meeting, you don’t say that. Instead, you say, ‘My salary range is between $50,000 and $60,000.'” When you put your target at the bottom of your range, you increase the odds that you’ll at least make that much. And chances are that your future employer will want to compromise, trying to offer you a median amount. “Either way, you’re in a good position,” Black says.

Step Four:
Practice “As silly as it sounds, it helps to practice. Grab a friend and practice what you’re going to say and how you’re going to say it,” Black advises. “Don’t say all this stuff out loud for the first time in the negotiation room.” Black advises women to be prepared to defend the range they’ve come up with and why they deserve to earn a certain amount. At the same time, she says, women should be prepared to inch that number higher if an employer seems receptive.

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