Posted by Job and Career Writer in Pay Raise

pay raise recession Negotiate a Salary or Pay Raise in a Recession:

Times are hard for some , but a woman on a mission to financial freedom should never give up her dreams of a pay raise in a recession.

Memorize my two Power Negotiating Secrets that every successful woman uses when looking for an increased pay raise during a recession.

Step 1 – Become your boss’ stress reliever.

Somewhere there is a CEO, EVP or VP that is breathing down your boss’s neck and making his or her life unbearable. Your boss will pay anything to have the freedom to achieve her goals and balance the demands of her superiors. You can exceed you boss’ expectations and position yourself for a raise by…

Deciding to be your boss’s hero.

Create a plan that will help your boss look good to the higher ups perform well at work. Explain to your boss why you are best qualified to help achieve her business and personal goals.

Stress the benefits of your extraordinary skills and abilities to make your boss resemble a star to the higher ups. Convince your future boss that you are the best candidate for the position.

This idea will work because…

People will find a way to give a pay raise to a person that is extraordinary, provides real value–and will make them look good–regardless of any budgetary concerns or a recession.

Turn on HSN or QVC. Do you see these shows on hiatus during a recession?

What about diet centers, hair stylists or cosmetics companies? None of these feel good/look good companies will ever go out of business. Why?

Because these services and products give benefits that make them feel better, live better and look better.

A valuable employee seeking a pay raise during a recession must focus on the intangible feel good desires of your boss as well as the ability to execute his vision perfectly.

Step 2 - In life, you get what you ask for. Ask for the pay raise.

If you want $150,000 dollars per year and have the experience and confidence to back it, go for it. The worst that the person could say is no. But remember: The no opens the door for the next person that says yes.

(This is the natural law of the universe. You receive what you expect.)

Prepare for the raise. Expect the raise. Negotiate the raise. And you will get the raise.

If you plan for any salary objections up first, you can successfully overcome the “I can’t afford you” or “Give me a couple months to think about it” objections.

If you want a big salary be prepared to support your request with charts, graphs, references and notable achievements. People will give you what you are worth, if you persuade them that the salary is money well spent.

Above all, remember to stress repeatedly how your skills and experience will help them achieve their goals – monetary or otherwise – and you’ve presented a solid case for a new job or pay raise during a recession that is hard to deny.