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🐧 How to Negotiate a $10k+ Raise
INSIDE: How I 3x'ed My Income in 5 Years, 10 Negotiation Strategies, Insider Tips
Dexter Zhuang
August 25, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 17 minutes
Hey readers,
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September is going to be a full-on month of traveling…
BUT I’d love to meet-up with readers.
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In 10 minutes or less, you’ll learn:
🚀 How I grew my income >3x in 5 years
🤑 How my tech clients got $10k to $60k bumps
🎯 Counterintuitive strategies that give you an edge in salary negotiations
🤫 Insider tips from a hiring manager on what really works in offer discussions
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🤝 How to Negotiate a $10k+ Raise
With inflation soaring, everything feels more expensive.
Many professionals feel like their salaries just haven’t caught up.
Meanwhile, when I look back…
Growing my earning power has been my biggest lever for building wealth so far.
And it looks like I’m not the only one who believe this:
Every self-made wealthy person I know had at least 1 of the following:
(1) A large income event (i.e. acquisition, IPO, etc.)
(2) A long time horizon (i.e. 40+ years of investing)
(3) A high income and savings rate for 10+ yearsIf they tell you anything else, they're lying.
— Nick Maggiulli (@dollarsanddata)
12:30 PM • Jul 15, 2024
So what’s the best lever for growing income?
For many high-achievers, it boils down to getting a higher-paid job or negotiating your offer/raise.
(yes, the dreaded N-word you’ve been avoiding!)
In this newsletter, I break down 10 strategies for how high-performers can negotiate $10k+ more in compensation.
This is, by far, the highest ROI you’ll get for a single conversation as an employee.
Before we begin, here’s my experience on this topic…
My compensation negotiation journey
These strategies have been proven useful:
I used them to >3x my income in 5 years
My clients received $5k to $60k bumps
I’ve seen them used in US, Singapore, and globally
How I grew my income >3x in my tech career