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    “I used these power phrases to negotiate for the first time--and they worked!”
    • 4 min

    “I used these power phrases to negotiate for the first time--and they worked!”

    By Mary Dulatre I used to think negotiating was only for cutthroat corporate execs--not those who work in non-profit or academia, like me...
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    I asked for the moon, and got it!
    • 5 min

    I asked for the moon, and got it!

    The base compensation was about average for the role and I knew I could nudge it up. After a lot of thought, I instead said,
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    Own, don't help. That's How You Get Ahead!
    • 4 min

    Own, don't help. That's How You Get Ahead!

    Make your resume tell your story--not your boss’s!
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    Palo Santo's Chef Jacques Gautier: “What it's taken to keep my restaurant"
    • 4 min

    Palo Santo's Chef Jacques Gautier: “What it's taken to keep my restaurant"

    You often hear that restaurants have razor-thin profit margins, but what does that really mean? It means that when guests sat down for a ...
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    Nurses Deserve Cheers and Cards, But Isn’t It Time to Pay Them More, Too?
    • 3 min

    Nurses Deserve Cheers and Cards, But Isn’t It Time to Pay Them More, Too?

    In nursing, there’s no framework for discussing salary. In my experience, compensation discussions don’t happen on a regular basis.
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    Wager’s Sh*tty Resume Party taught me all I needed to know to get a new job
    • 4 min

    Wager’s Sh*tty Resume Party taught me all I needed to know to get a new job

    I came to America in 2014 to study game design. I already had a degree in mathematics from Russia and was lucky to find a company that wo...
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    This left a really bad taste in my mouth!
    • 3 min

    This left a really bad taste in my mouth!

    I just celebrated my 1 year anniversary at my company. I had rejected other job offers with a higher salary to be with this growing compa...
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    "You can't negotiate in Academia" ..... is a lie!
    • 3 min

    "You can't negotiate in Academia" ..... is a lie!

    For many of us, returning to life on campus--this time as a professor rather than a student--holds plenty of allure. It certainly did for...
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    I FEARED I WOULD REACH THE POINT OF RESENTMENT SOON!
    • 3 min

    I FEARED I WOULD REACH THE POINT OF RESENTMENT SOON!

    Like many professional women, I’m hungry for smart career advice, particularly when it can help increase my salary. But so much of the ad...
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    STARTUP SECRETS with JANELLE BENJAMIN
    • 5 min

    STARTUP SECRETS with JANELLE BENJAMIN

    COMPENSATION CONVERSATION Little girls have big dreams that direct their lives. Mine, for as long as I can remember, was to build and sel...
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    A Talent Fairy Q&A With Cynthia Medina Carson of Wager. By Chandra Turner
    • 10 min

    A Talent Fairy Q&A With Cynthia Medina Carson of Wager. By Chandra Turner

    I made $24,000 in my first job as an editorial assistant at Good Housekeeping. At 25 (um, only three years later), I made $95,000 as a de...
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    “I found the courage to ask for more after discovering I was underpaid by nearly 1OO percent”
    • 3 min

    “I found the courage to ask for more after discovering I was underpaid by nearly 1OO percent”

    COMPENSATION CONVERSATION: LEXIE In another life, I used to make documentaries with the BBC, traveled everywhere for work, and felt capab...
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    I earn 7o% more than I did a year ago, thanks to WAGER
    • 3 min

    I earn 7o% more than I did a year ago, thanks to WAGER

    Truth: All it takes is a few words and the courage to act on them to change your life. I learned that just over a year ago. I’d been work...
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    Compensation Conversations: MAARI CASEY
    • 4 min

    Compensation Conversations: MAARI CASEY

    YES YOU CAN AFFORD A GREAT LIFE AS A FREELANCER: THE SECRETS TO GETTING IT
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    COMPENSATION CONVERSATIONS: MARGARET SMILEY
    • 5 min

    COMPENSATION CONVERSATIONS: MARGARET SMILEY

    We may use Slack and Google docs, but our underlying work culture a whole--with its pay disparities, paltry parental leave policies and h...
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    EILEEN'S STORY: Just One Phone Call Gave Me The Tools to Make $70k More
    • 2 min

    EILEEN'S STORY: Just One Phone Call Gave Me The Tools to Make $70k More

    I hadn’t looked for a new job in about 8 years, and after so long at my company, I wasn’t sure where to begin. What I did know with cert...
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    Alex's Story: Play hardball, get the package you deserve.
    • 3 min

    Alex's Story: Play hardball, get the package you deserve.

    Last year, when a portion of the company I’d helped lead for the last four years was sold, I had the opportunity to take a step back and ...
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    Eric Solomon's Story: Just because you’re not on staff, doesn’t mean you’re a steal.
    • 2 min

    Eric Solomon's Story: Just because you’re not on staff, doesn’t mean you’re a steal.

    A couple years ago, after running marketing and brand strategy for the world’s biggest social platforms, I decided to transition to consu...
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    Mark's Story
    • 2 min

    Mark's Story

    Throughout my career, as a senior level marketing and brand strategy executive, I’ve always been an advocate for equal pay for men and wo...
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    Compensation Conversation: Janice
    • 3 min

    Compensation Conversation: Janice

    As a mom working at an intense ad agency for the last 12 years, my relationship with my salary has been complicated. I want to make more,...
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