Do you want to improve your chances of getting a raise in your workplace?

After investing so much time at work, one will definitely expect to see the outcome in his remuneration.

But walking up to your boss to ask him for a raise directly might seem difficult.

Some of us would rather prefer to manage a meager salary than summon the courage to ask for a raise.

Are you one of those who feel awkward at the thought of approaching your boss for a raise? If your answer is yes then you are not alone as there are ways you can indirectly ask for a raise.

These behaviors would help improve your chances for a raise in the workplace;


1) Set a career goal; working in an organization without a career goal you want to achieve means that you want to remain in a particular position for the rest of your stay in the organization.

Think about the most important thing in your career and picture your career in the nearest future (where do you want to be in the next five or ten years?). You can write it down in your diary.

Then start with your long term goals and break them down gradually, for example, if your long term career goal is digital marketing, look out for the intense part of digital marketing. Don’t focus on what others are doing, probably SEO, SEM instead try to learn web data analytics.

Talk with people in the field to develop a list of realistic activities, take an online data analytics software course, you can practice it at work by asking your boss for a small project that you can manage for a little period of time, before you know it, you’re perfect with what you are doing.

The greater your skill level is, the more types of jobs you will be eligible to perform. Trust me you wouldn’t need to think much before you’ll be considered for a raise.


2) Do a review on your current performance; as an employee, you need to understand what is expected of you in the organization and how performance is being assessed. You can do this by asking your colleagues, employer or sometimes it is discussed during meetings.

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