You already have that great job, or you’re interviewing for a new one.  Make sure you get the most for your salary.  Here are 5 tips to getting that higher salary.

1. Ask for it.  I shouldn’t even have to say this one, but I do.  To many people don’t ask for more money.  This is where negotiation skills come into play.  If you know how to ask, when to ask, and what exactly to ask for, you will have a better chance of getting more pay.

2. Polish your resume.  If your resume looks like a million bucks, you should command a higher salary.  However, if you just through it together and it has many typos and crap on it, don’t expect to be able to negotiate salary.  You should consider yourself lucky for even being at the interview.  A polished resume will allow you to use your negotiation skills to increase your salary.

3. Express interest.  If there’s a promotion at your current job, you need to express your interest to your superiors, or whoever it is that will decide who gets the promotion.  If you just sit there at your desk, nobody may know that you even want the job.  Then, when it’s given to someone else, you’d be pissed off (but you wouldn’t tell anyone).  You have to let others know that you want more money, more responsibility, and more out of life.

4. Leverage your interviews.  If you’ve received offers from 3-4 different companies, use that as leverage for a higher salary.  If you’ve positioned yourself properly and your skills are in high demand to can expect the big money to come through.  Just make sure you don’t pick the new job based entirely off of the money.  You want to be sure you will enjoy your new position.  Nothing would be worse than going to a job you hated everyday, no matter how much they pay you.

5. Have it in writing.  Whether your currently employed or getting that new job, make sure you have a clear understanding of when salary raises will occur.  That way you will be able to take on projects that will allow you to leverage your accomplishments when in a salary negotiation.  If you do not know when salary negotiations will take place, it will be hard for you to schedule the duties and tasks you take on.

Those are some basic tips to help you succeed in getting a higher salary.  If you want more help, check out Negotiating Your Salary: How To Make $1,000 A Minute or Secrets of Power Salary Negotiating: Inside Secrets from a Master Negotiator . Your salary will thank you for it.

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