I started investing in myself - now I earn $500k per year
A few months ago, I started a new job as head of data strategy at a major investment firm. The position didn’t exist until I joined the...
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“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...
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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!
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"
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?
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
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...
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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...
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"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!
Like many professional women, I’m hungry for smart career advice, particularly when it can help increase my salary. But so much of the...
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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...
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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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
We may use Slack and Google docs, but our underlying work culture a whole--with its pay disparities, paltry parental leave policies and...
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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...
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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.
A couple years ago, after running marketing and brand strategy for the world’s biggest social platforms, I decided to transition to...
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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...
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