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The last episode of the 2019-20 season offers guest Cynthia Pong, J.D., an opportunity to give women of color tips to negotiate salary more effectively.
More about Cynthia:
Cynthia is a Career Strategist for Women of Color. She also facilitates and presents on salary negotiation as well as offering generous portions of career advice. Cynthia was a recent recipient of LinkedIn’s Top Voices for Job Search and Careers.
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- It’s essential to negotiate, stand up—and ask for more because it makes it easier – and raises the bar – for marginalized communities.
- Conversely, giving up opportunities to negotiate contributes to a race to the bottom.
- When preparing for your negotiation, think of what you’d ask for if you were negotiating for someone else.
- Play toward stereotype bias (everything is intersectional).
- For example, Black women are perceived to be dominant. So being assertive plays toward your stereotype bias.
- Asian women are perceived to be competent. So focusing on skills and your past track record can be helpful.
- You are the expert on you.
- Whatever you learn, adapt it to your situation and circumstances.
- No one knows the landscape you’re facing, the people you’re dealing with, and the background and context of the situation as well as you do.
If you more help with your job search, go back to the archives and download the shows from Apple podcasts. Look out for the video series this summer. As you know, this is the last show of the season.
About Mark Anthony Dyson
My name is Mark Anthony Dyson, and I am the Founder of The Voice of Job Seekers. I am a career advice writer, but more importantly, I hack and re-imagine the job search process.. I've worked with hundreds of job seekers one-on-one helping them to construct a narrative and strategy that appeals to hiring managers and recruiters. I present at colleges and organizations, and facilitated many workshops including my volunteer effort through a Job Lab. I write and create useful job search content on this blog and write career and workplace advice for blogs such as Glassdoor, Payscale, Job-Hunt.org, Prezi and more. Media Feature highlights: Forbes, Business Insider, NBC News, Glassdoor, LinkedIn's #GetHired, and NPR Freelance writer and content contributor: Glassdoor, Payscale, job-hunt.org, The Financial Diet, RippleMatch.com and more. Contact me to contribute career, job search, or workplace advice for your site at markanthonydyson@gmail.com.