What Value Do You Bring?

How much are your skills and experiences worth?  It’s important to be able to describe yourself in a way that is attractive, compelling, and memorable to an employer, whether you’re seeking a promotion or venturing into a whole new job.  This description is the core of your competitive advantage. It clearly articulates why an employer…

Money, money, money

Money can be an uncomfortable topic for lots of us.  Many of my clients will start any salary discussion with a vague apology: “It’s not really about the money, but….”  I think this often stems for a vague sense that they’re either not worth a big salary or that earning a lot of money will…

Time to Fight

Like many of you, I was both appalled and unsurprised by last week’s Supreme Court decision that says my freedom and autonomy matter less than a cis man’s.  And like a lot of you, I have spent the time since then pondering what this means, both in the immediate future and in terms of other…

Asking for a raise

Now that you know you’re worth the bucks, and you’ve learned to negotiate your salary, it’s time to start thinking about how ask for a raise.  Yikes!   This can absolutely trip our anxiety wires again, but don’t freak yourself out.  What you’ll do is start by looking back over the last couple of years…