Did you know that many employees are underpaid? That’s why you must define your actual value before you enter into any salary negotiations when applying for a new role at a new company or even when applying for a position change at your current employer. We’ve put a handful of tips together to help you define your worth in the workplace.
Acknowledge your achievements
There is a fine line between confidence and arrogance, but there is nothing wrong with letting a prospective employer know about your most significant achievements in the workplace. We recommend keeping an ongoing list of your career highlights and wins, both big and small. This could be anything from saving a significant amount of money for one of your past employers or implementing a new process which streamlined operations. Keeping an ongoing log of these will help you form a clear picture of where you can bring value to any new company you join whilst also creating your personalised list of USPs, which you can draw upon in applications and in interview scenarios.
Define the value you bring
Similarly to the above point, acknowledging your previous track record with potential employers and giving them a clear picture of the measurable outcomes will appeal to your interviewer. Rather than simply defining your worth based on how you compare yourself to others, we recommend working out your value by understanding what makes you unique. Be confident about your skill set and how unique what you have to offer is. This will give you a valuable advantage over others interviewing for the same role.
Research your employer
When researching the next move in your career, spend the time understanding which roles are suitable for you based on your value. This means looking at more than simply location and salary.
Research the company you are applying to tools such as Glass Door, find out about the company culture and ensure that this fits with the type of employer you want to work for. You don’t want to move roles regularly, so you must know as much as possible about where you apply before going to an interview.
Understand your industry salary range
There are many resources on the internet to provide you with salary calculators and industry salary insight. Use these to establish the salary ranges for your applying roles. Before entering any negotiations, understand the salary you want to negotiate based on your perception of your credentials.
We love nothing more than really getting to know our candidates and the companies we work for to ensure that we find the right fit for our placements. Let us know if you would like support understanding your worth when applying for your next role. We would be happy to help you.
