Asking for a Raise

Before you ask your boss for a raise read "You Want What?!", by Kim Ode. This article, from the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, has some great advice from Shelley Jensen-Decker, career services manager with WomenVenture, a nonprofit career planning agency in St. Paul. The first thing all employees seeking a raise should remember is that the raise isn't about his or her needs, but rather about the employer's bottom line. Read more of this article.
When asking for a raise or negotiating a job offer, you should go into the conversation knowing how much money to ask for, a point Ms. Jensen-Decker stresses. Salary surveys are a great way to obtain this information.