Ep 60 Salary Negotiation - Propelling Careers Podcast

In our last episode, we talked about negotiation tips in general.  In this episode, Jim and I focus on salary negotiation tips.  We will offer advice for different parts of this process including the self reflection part, research part, and the offer negotiation part.  We cover these points below. Lauren gives talks on this topic often, and has also given a large number of offers, so she think about this topic a lot!  We know many people get anxious even thinking about this topic, so we hope people listening and find this helpful.    Before you start negotiating, you should reflect on a few things one of which is what is important to you We cover a few thoughts for industry as well academic offers Do your research for insight into salary ranges for roles We cover pay transparency laws since this helps with salary insights Components of an offer covering industry and academic offersParts of offers that could be negotiable Evaluate the entire package  How to approach negotiation  Different ways to approach negotiation  Negotiating multiple offers Lauren Celano, CEO of Propel Careers and Jim Gould, the Director for Postdoctoral Affairs at Harvard Medical School, launched this podcast as a way for us to share our advice, insights, and reflections to help others navigate their careers. As we develop new episodes, this podcast will provide insights regarding career advice to help listeners navigate career choices and become more confident in their decisions. We look forward to busting myths and providing real life, timely, and accurate advice. Jim and Lauren work heavily with Ph.D. trained scientists, but the advice we provide can be applicable to other audiences. We hope you enjoy listening!