It’s your Friday good news!
1. “I’ve been ready to ship this! I’d been at my final job with principally zero firm tradition and development potential for six years and was studying AAM to remind myself what good firm tradition did seem like. Because of your recommendation, I didn’t get too invested in anybody utility and was pushing myself to simply preserve sending purposes in. I tailor-made my resume and requested recruiters for his or her wage vary earlier than sharing mine. One of these listings match my expertise particularly nicely, nonetheless with acknowledged room to develop (considerably area of interest subject), and whereas interviewing, I actively took be aware of how balanced the corporate tradition gave the impression to be and the way the interviewers prioritized it.
I acquired a proposal for greater than double my earlier wage. It’s been a few weeks in my new function now, and I’m so glad – I’d genuinely forgotten what it felt wish to be enthusiastic about tasks you’re engaged on or to have pleasant, supportive coworkers and energetic Slack – thanks, a lot, for your recommendation and for retaining me clear-eyed and hopeful about what work ought to seem like!”
2. “I’ve been an avid reader of your web site for years. I’ve been with my group for fairly a few years and have turn out to be a very helpful member of my group, and I’ve at all times actually loved working with my group. But I’ve had frustrations through the years with my title, profession development, and so forth., not lining up with my precise contributions and talents. It’s one thing I expressed at a number of factors, and my supervisor would do all the things attainable to make me glad past altering my title.
I used your resume and canopy letter recommendation to safe a nice job supply with the title I used to be after throughout the pandemic (and a large wage bump), however I ended up staying when my firm matched the wage as a result of I used to be a new mother and put a lot of weight into the safety of sticking to a job I knew. I made a choice to go away nicely sufficient alone when it got here to my title and stored studying your weblog to be ready for no matter got here my means down the street.
Well, a director left just lately, and I used to be introduced with the chance to take over that group at a decrease title and wage degree. There actually wasn’t any good cause given for this, and I suspected it was moreso the notion of ‘skipping a level’ that led to this concept relatively than any clear distinction within the duties I’d be performing. I knew I wasn’t keen to exchange a director-level place with out the commensurate title and wage, boxing myself in to the identical irritating situation I’d been in for years. After a few sleepless nights, I used to be absolutely resolved to (calmly and respectfully) depart the corporate for different alternatives if we couldn’t agree on this level.
So, in good religion, I mustered each bit of information I had about having exhausting conversations, researching my market worth, promoting my expertise, and so forth., and ready for a VERY direct dialog with my executive-level chief about what I wished, my management concepts and value-add to the group, and the wage I wished to make. Somewhat to my shock, the chief absolutely purchased in, and…I’m now formally a director! They even agreed to my quantity (a good bump above the beginning wage, which I had researched beforehand) with out protest.
While I’ve little doubt my expertise, information, and drive have given folks ample cause to purchase into my potential as a chief, I’d additionally wish to thanks for serving to me discover the self-awareness and self-confidence to know my very own backside line and to truly ASK FOR IT in a skilled means. Arming myself with this information made all of the distinction. Thank you! And hopefully, this may occasionally function motivation to readers to ask for what you recognize you deserve — the reply might very nicely be sure!”
3. “I’m a each day reader, I’ve written in a time or two, and I like to recommend you on a regular basis to purchasers. However that is the primary time I’ve had my very own good news to share. I had a portion of my job I didn’t take care of, and a feeling that I’ve been being underpaid. So a whereas again I reached out and received a lead for a new job. I interviewed and it’s proper up my alley with solely the a part of my job that I like. The place was paying 8k greater than I presently made, however not fairly sufficient to leap ship after 15 years. They requested what would make me glad. I added 10k to that quantity, then shut up. I’ve by no means negotiated from energy earlier than. Thanks for all of your nice ideas. I attempted to barter PTO however no cube.
I’m now 2 weeks into a job with an superior tradition and an total 35% elevate. One interview. One job.
Thanks for all of your good assist through the years.”
