Asking for a raise can be nerve wracking, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. Follow these steps to successfully ask for that raise.
Walking into your manager’s office and asking for a raise can be intimidating, to say the least. If you come unprepared or present your request in the wrong way, there’s a risk of losing the opportunity altogether. In fact, a PayScale salary survey shows that about 60 percent of employees haven’t bothered to ask for a raise in their current field—many weren’t comfortable asking and some were afraid of being perceived as pushy.
