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What to say to get a Raise?

Name: What to say to get a Raise?
Uploaded: 2022-02-17T22:04:19+00:00
Duration: 30 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this concise instructional video, Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP, outlines two powerful talking points to use when requesting a salary increase. First, she…

17 Feb 2022 · 1 min

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In this concise instructional video, Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP, outlines two powerful talking points to use when requesting a salary increase. First, she advises employees to compare their original job description with their current duties, highlighting any discrepancy and extra responsibilities they have taken on. Second, she recommends emphasizing rapid skill acquisition—demonstrating that they have gained more expertise in fewer years than typical—thereby showing higher value and cost savings to the employer. By framing the request around these two evidence‑based arguments, the speaker provides a clear, persuasive roadmap for employees to justify a raise to their boss.

2 things to say when you're trying to ask for a raise. One is you want to talk about what you came in to do and what the job description was, what it is now. So what is the discrepancy there? The second discrepancy is you want to talk about years of experience. Oftentimes, the more years of experience someone has, the more skills they have, the more they are paid. But you want to talk about the fact that you have more skills with less years of experience. So how much faster you're growing and the rate that you'd be able to take on more. And so there's 2 places you want to look at and you want to present to your boss. Here's why I should have a raise, because you're saving money because of how much I grow, how much experience I've acquired in the time I've been here, and how many more responsibilities I'm doing than I was actually even brought in to do.