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How to negotiate Salary · True or False

Is it true that you should assume a promotion automatically includes a fair salary increase?

False. Sometimes promotions come with low raises. Always negotiate the new title's compensation.

Promotions frequently come with smaller raises than the market rate for the new level; failing to negotiate during a promotion locks in an underpaid starting point.

Assuming the promotion raise is fair without checking the market rate for your new title and responsibilities.

This scenario is one of 500 in the Skillful How to negotiate Salary track. Each card states a situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.

Answer
False
Track
How to negotiate Salary
Topics
promotion, negotiation-awareness

Also asked as

Does a promotion always include a fair salary increase? Should you verify the raise amount when promoted? Why you must negotiate salary even during promotions?

The scenario in full

You should assume a promotion automatically includes a fair salary increase.

Frequently asked questions

Is it true that you should assume a promotion automatically includes a fair salary increase?

False. Sometimes promotions come with low raises. Always negotiate the new title's compensation.

Does a promotion always include a fair salary increase?

False. Sometimes promotions come with low raises. Always negotiate the new title's compensation. Promotions frequently come with smaller raises than the market rate for the new level; failing to negotiate during a promotion locks in an underpaid starting point.

Should you verify the raise amount when promoted?

False. Sometimes promotions come with low raises. Always negotiate the new title's compensation. Promotions frequently come with smaller raises than the market rate for the new level; failing to negotiate during a promotion locks in an underpaid starting point.

Why you must negotiate salary even during promotions?

False. Sometimes promotions come with low raises. Always negotiate the new title's compensation. Promotions frequently come with smaller raises than the market rate for the new level; failing to negotiate during a promotion locks in an underpaid starting point.

Where does this how to negotiate salary question come from?

It is one of 500 scenarios in the Skillful How to negotiate Salary track. Each card states a realistic situation, you decide true or false, and the explanation follows immediately.

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