Career advice: Compensation
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Understand how pay is decided where you work
Learn when pay really gets decided, well before you need to know
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Understand your equity before you count on it
A number of shares means little until you've asked a few questions
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Ask what would make them glad to pay you more
Learn what your company rewards long before you ask for anything
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Ten rules for negotiating a job offer
What you don't say to a recruiter can be worth more than a counter
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Ask for a raise with your case in hand
The right moment, a clear case, one number, then let it land
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Take a day before you answer an offer
Say you're thrilled, then ask for the details in writing and a day
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Understanding Your Startup's Equity Offer
Turn the dollar figure for your stock options into something you can judge
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