Asking for a raise
kitcar: Before you go in to discuss your raise, first sit down and try to write down the exact economic contribution you have made to the firm - ideally link cost-savings or revenue-generation directly to the activities you have performed.This activity will serve two purposes:1) Provide you with additional confidence that you are justified in asking for a raise2) If during the salary discussion your employer asks "why should you get a raise?" rather than responding "Because elsewhere people make more money!" You can say "Because I made (or saved) the company $XX,XXX amount of money last - hence it would be cheaper to give me the raise than to not have me around next year!