Work It Podcast: How to ask your boss for more money
With salary guides readily available online, workers can benchmark against their peers in any industry. So how do you navigate a tricky conversation when asking for more money?
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Talking about money is tricky but important. What goes into your pay? When is a good time to ask for more and can you refuse to disclose your last drawn salary?
Ken Tan of Persolkelly, which recently published a salary guide, is this week's guest.
Unlike 10 to 15 years ago, job seekers are no longer just looking at renumeration. The most apparent (request) is a flexible working arrangement.
(Since) it's not a legal requirement, we are seeing more candidates who are insistent that they do not want to share their last drawn salary.
Jump to these key moments:
- 1:55 How useful are salary guides?
- 5:18 Don’t just look at monthly fixed salary
- 7:29 Hybrid working trumps money
- 9:35 How much is too much to ask?
- 11:17 Can you decline to reveal last drawn salary?
- 15:35 How to ask your manager for more money
- 20:17 How much do non-monetary factors matter?
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Source: CNA/cr
