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Before asking for a raise, one should consider the likelihood of getting a raise. If the job has a salary cap you are well below, then you probably should ask for a raise. Often salary caps are raised after an employee has been working with a company for several years. This can be irritating to have new untrained employees coming into your company who are actually making more money than you. However, keep this irritation at bay and approach the situation logically.

It costs most employers more money to hire and train new people. If you have been a good employee, with a good attendance record and job performance, it is in the company’s best interest to retain you and increase your salary if you ask for a raise. Most companies would prefer to keep a fully trained worker than to hire someone new.

This does not, however, mean that one should threaten to quit if the request for a raise is not granted. Unless you have somewhere else to work upon quitting, don’t make this threat, and don’t treat a denied request in a negative fashion. It takes about an average of five months to find a new job, so consider the downfalls of quitting. If however, you’ve been given an offer from another company that is more lucrative, but you like where you are, you should make your company aware of this offer so they have the opportunity to match or beat it.
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This does not, however, mean that one should threaten to quit if the request for a raise is not granted. Unless you have somewhere else to work upon quitting, don’t make this threat, and don’t treat a denied request in a negative fashion. It takes about an average of five months to find a new job, so consider the downfalls of quitting. If however, you’ve been given an offer from another company that is more lucrative, but you like where you are, you should make your company aware of this offer so they have the opportunity to match or beat it.

Most employment experts feel that you should ask for a raise in person. You can certainly write a short note to a boss saying you’d like to discuss your “development” in a company, and asking then for a time to meet. However, don’t refer to salary.

Once you’ve arranged a meeting with your employer, you need to have clear reasons to ask for a raise. Hold onto your performance reviews and document contributions you make to the company. Perhaps you are a great employee who hasn’t missed a day of work in two years. Perhaps you have brought new business into the company. Most reasons should be directly related to how you have contributed in ways that merit additional pay. These should be calmly related to the manager in a friendly way.

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