Here's how you can ask your boss for a promotion or raise.

To prepare for asking your boss for a raise, document achievements with specific projects and quantifiable results. Gather positive feedback and research industry standards for your role. Consider any additional responsibilities you've taken on since your last salary review. Develop clear talking points highlighting your contributions and align them with company goals. Anticipate questions and objections to be ready with thoughtful responses. This thorough preparation will help you present a compelling case during your meeting.

It is critical to benchmark your value against peers to validate in your own mind the appropriateness of your request. Then monetise the added value you can bring to influence a yes.

Preparing for a conversation about a raise starts when the previous conversation about a raise ends! Documenting your goals, targets and KPIs are crucial in the first instance to make sure you establish what is needed to get your next interval increase. As you fulfill the individual items which contribute to these goals through the course of the period between reviews, make sure to record your progress, paying particular attention to the financial or business benefits of their completion. This does not have to be specific or numerical, but must be quantifiable and provable. Having proof of how you personally affect your company on a financial level with empower your manager to sell your efforts when attempting to approve a raise.

I know it’s difficult for a lot of people. You must have thought about it before, but perhaps something stopped you. “It’s not the right time”! “What if they reject the request”??? Whatever comes up on the surface, the underlying belief is that: “I don’t deserve that right now”. But you know what? You do. You do deserve it. Kindle that spark of confidence and self belief, and ... ASK FOR A PROMOTION or PAY RAISE TODAY. Even if they reject your request at this moment, it will sow the seed in their mind, and in yours too! And what if they agree to what you are asking for.. Who knows! It’s just an ‘ASK’, and not costing you a dime.

Start with a positive teaser campaign. Enable your boss to feel hungry about the opportunity to say yes. And never ask the question unless you know what the answer is going to be.

Okay. So it’s all about your own belief in yourself, in your own deservingness. The most difficult task for most corporate people is to convince themselves that they deserve a raise or a promotion. The right time is when you yourself are convinced that you are worth it. And of course, prove and show the value that you bring to the table in your organisation. Create that momentum of showing your best work and achievements. The best time is when everyone is singing your praise and you know that you deserve it. Good Luck!

Initially you establish company policy on raises. Asking your manager for a raise when his hands are tied, will only lead to frustration and awkward conversations, and damage potential future conversations. If ad-hoc increases are a possibility, then start by pre-emptively raising the idea of a raise well in advance. You can use this to establish any missing criteria in your skillset for a raise to allow you to fill in any gaps in your experience, determine what evidence might be required, and put simply, put the idea of a raise in your managers head, so perhaps a chunk of budget may be preassigned to you. Once it comes to the actual discussion choose carefully based on your managers workload, and around any business needs so you have time.

I would suggest visualizing talking to your boss about your promotion or pay raise conversation staying focused on the outcome that you want. Practice it in your mind first. Notice any fears that come on the surface. It’s your resistance that you’d need to clear before you actually get into the room and initiate this discussion. Rehearsing it in front of the mirror looking into your eyes will also help you convince your mind that you are ready for it. Go conquer!

This is a crucial point. Companies must see that you deserve the pay and will likely have higher expectations for higher-paid team members. Setting realistic expectations and consistently exceeding them as much as possible is essential. If your boss is good, they will want to reward you as a valuable asset to the company.

Yes. It’s all about value. The more valuable you are to your organization, the more confident you will feel in your head and heart, and the more indispensable you will be for them. No company would like to lose a valuable profit producing employee. When you focus on giving value over what you are getting in return, you will be far ahead from your competition. Keep learning new skills that will make you do your job the best.. Keep working on your mindset. Keep investing in yourself. And last but certainly not the least, value yourself. If you don't value yourself, no one else will.

If you've entered the position laying out clear goals and agreed upon expectations with your boss of what you'll achieve, then you're probably asking for a raise because you feel you've been achieving those goals. But going into a raise-in-salary meeting with just words isn't enough for the person who's going to sign off on your increase - they want a substantial argument backs by facts. Come prepared. Know your competition and what they're paying, have metrics you can measure your achievements against, and it's even helpful to have a short leave-behind presentation. Honestly, if an employee was serious enough to do all that, it's pretty hard to say "no" to the raise.

One thing I have found helpful is to ask open questions to identify the biggest challenges strains faced by my boss. Then I action plan a solution to resolve them. I ensure my boss is clear the solution I designed and implemented.

In my view, just do not ask for it :-). If you are valued and your work speaks, it will happen by itself. In some cases, when you have high level trust relationship with your manager, just have freewheeling conversation in an informal setup. Convey what your thoughts are, discuss what you want to achieve, share what you are doing, what your challenges are, etc. In most probabilities, things would fall in place without being asked for.

If you have to ask for a raise , it is better to look for a alternate work and move on to a higher role responsibility and get what you think you deserve , good boss and companies do all they can to keep you in the loop .

Before you decide that you deserve a raise, you must first be outperforming your goals and objectives. Hold yourself accountable to your own performance and make sure there is transparency in the organization so that your work is noticed by others. Once you have accomplished both, then you can lightly socialize the idea of a raise but frame it as a question to your boss. “What do you need to see from my work product to justify a raise?”

Keep in mind that your Boss puts their pants on one leg at a time too. So why not ask they are just people like me and you that have families.