Salary Negotiation Is Scary But So Is Not Making Rent

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Who among us has not done the exact thing you’re not supposed to do when discussing salaries–accept the first offer tossed up? We get it. Discussing money is uncomfortable. But that discomfort-avoiding acquiescence could cost you tens of thousands of lost dollars over the course of your career.

This week’s Get a Media Job feature will help you suck it up and negotiate like your rent depends on it, because it probably does. To be clever about it, try racking up some compliments before you broach the possibility of a raise.

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