If there's one thing that's arguably more nerve-wracking than a job interview, it's negotiating your salary. And if you're a recent graduate or someone who wants to change careers, the stakes can feel even higher. How are you supposed to convince someone you're worth more when you have next to no experience? advertisement advertisement When you're just starting out you might feel like you have to accept the first offer, but if you do you're doing yourself a massive financial disservice. As Fast Company 's Lydia Dishman reports in a previous story , not negotiating your starting salary can set you back more than $500,000 by the time you reach 60. It's also common practice for companies to lowball initial offers, because they expect that jobseekers will negotiate . Jacqueline Twillie, negotiation trainer and author of Navigating The Career Jungle: A Guide For Young Professionals , recommends taking these steps below to put yourself in the stronger position possible: Talk To Members Of Professional Associations Of Your Target Industry Almost every article on salary negotiation will tell you that the first step of negotiating is to do your research, starting with finding out the market value of your position. Glassdoor and Google are… Read full this story
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