About The Struggle is Real Podcast:
This is a show for those of us who don’t know what the heck we’re doing, but want to start figuring it out. Each conversation solves a problem that young professionals will face throughout their 20s that wasn’t covered in the classroom.
In this episode, Alexandra and Justin discuss how negotiating doesn’t need to feel combative and unpleasant. She gives tactics and advice on a myriad of topics including figuring out an appropriate salary range, practicing for a salary negotiation conversation, and handling the question “how much do you currently make.”
In this episode:
This episode is perfect for those who feel they deserve more, but might not have the skills, or more importantly, the confidence to ask for it.
Show Notes:
[2:38] Starting Ask For It and overcoming imposter syndrome
[10:36] When to negotiate and how to go about it
[11:53] How to figure out an appropriate salary range
[22:04] How to practice for a salary negotiation conversation
[30:43] Advice on handling “how much do you currently make?”
[38:23] Utilizing the “wish, want, walk” method when negotiating
[45:21] Alexandra’s favorite pieces of negotiating advice
[51:12] Alexandra values and how she wants to raise her daughters
Favorite Quotes:
[5:23] You have to believe that you are worth it before anyone else is going to believe it.
[19:26] How much are you willing to pay to avoid an awkward conversation?
[26:47] It’s not about what you will do, it’s about what you have done.
[46:01] Speech is silver, silence is golden.