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From: skyler@ecsvax.uncecs.edu
Newsgroups: comp.society.women
Subject: Getting a Raise
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Date: 1 Dec 88 02:28:05 GMT
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This advice was published in the 11/27 Greensboro _News and Record_.
It is (I gather) a summary/paraphrase of an article in a recent issue
of _Changing Times_ magazine.

The article gives "ten ways that bosses say you can get raises:"

1)  Publicize yourself.

2)  Collect compliments.  (When asking for a raise, be ready to tell
	your boss what others have said of you.  I've heard people
	say that you get something in writing.)

3)  Take initiative.  Take risks.

4)  Know your market value.  (That is, find out what other people with
	your qualifications make at similar companies.)

5)  Spell out your goals.  (The article suggests you meet with your
	supervisor, put your goals in writing, and then you can show
	what you've accomplished when you ask for a raise.)

6)  Pitch in.  (That is, volunteer to do things.  [I think this is not
	necessarily good advice.])

7)  Learn the next job up.

8)  Make your company rich.

9)  Take the direct approach.  (One thing the article makes clear:  you
	have to _ask_ for a raise.)

10)  Time it right.  (It suggests asking for a raise during a shake-up.)

I was intrigued by the fact that the article used several examples from
computer companies.

-Trish