Think you deserve a raise or promotion? You may have to convince your boss that you're worth it. Here are some quick, helpful tips to get you started. Mark Swartz - CareerActivist.com Monster.ca's National Career Coach

1. Employee & Job-Seeker Tip ASK FOR A PROMOTION OR RAISE Mark Swartz, Career Coach

2. 1 . PREPARE TO IMPRESS

4. recommendation for a job well done?

5. thank you note from a colleague?

6. award for your accomplishments?

8. proposals that you’ve written

9. reports you’ve edited

13. Pick the top examples that relate back to your Key Results Areas that you and your boss agreed to focus on earlier in the year

15. Be ready to describe how each of your “evidence of achievements” from Slide 1, and “work samples” from Slide 4, tie directly into your accomplishments

18. If you know that there’s a certain day of the week or time of day that your boss is more likely to be receptive to your proposal, try to schedule your meeting for that slot

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