
Salary Negotiations: How to Ensure You Don’t Leave Anything on the Table
10/29/24 • 28 min
Navigating the complexities of wage negotiation can be daunting, yet crucial in ensuring you receive fair compensation for your talents.
In this episode, host David Rice is joined by John Gates—Corporate Recruiting Executive, Pay Negotiation Coach, and author of Act Your Wage—to offer valuable insights into this vital process. He shares his compelling journey from a struggling college graduate to a successful recruiter who realized the vast potential many leave untapped on the negotiation table.
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Navigating the complexities of wage negotiation can be daunting, yet crucial in ensuring you receive fair compensation for your talents.
In this episode, host David Rice is joined by John Gates—Corporate Recruiting Executive, Pay Negotiation Coach, and author of Act Your Wage—to offer valuable insights into this vital process. He shares his compelling journey from a struggling college graduate to a successful recruiter who realized the vast potential many leave untapped on the negotiation table.
Related Links:
- Join the People Managing People community forum
- Subscribe to the newsletter to get our latest articles and podcasts
- Check out this episode’s sponsor Sharebite
- Connect with John on LinkedIn
- Check out Salary.Coach
- John’s book “Act Your Wage”
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People Managing People - Salary Negotiations: How to Ensure You Don’t Leave Anything on the Table
Transcript
Most people are leaving at least 10% on the table. So that's a lot of money. If you figure out your last pay package, you could do a 10% calculation and say, wow, what could I do with that? It's life changing money for some people. And in some cases, it's a lot more than that.
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