Salary negotiations are often some of the toughest discussions you will face over the course of your career. We have all heard of friends or colleagues who have landed their dream job “getting paid a fortune” where our initial thought is: “How did they manage to get that deal?”  We often attempt to assess our own work with a dollar figure greater than the one we earn. So, did your friends get lucky or is there a science behind negotiation?

True Market Value

There comes a time in everyone’s working life when they feel the need to explore opportunities outside of their current employer.  Whatever the catalyst for deciding to interview with potential employers,  there is a likelihood at some point that a job offer will be the result; the ensuing resignation and dealing with what may come back from a current employer can be the source of great stress and confusion.

My parents and grandparents’ generation used the term ‘A Job for Life’ with abundance, it was the norm throughout their working lives, yet today it is a concept seldom mentioned. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the average Canadian changes jobs 10-15 times during their lifetime, which equates to an average tenure of 4.2 years in any one role over the course of a working lifespan, and recent trends show the longevity between employer is on the decline!