01-29-2018, 05:29 PM
RE: 1st year raise
Usually companies of that size have a scale that they give raises on which is usually tied to your performance review score. E.g., 5 out of 5 review = 6% raise, 4/5 = 4%, etc. Ask about that to give you an idea of where things might fall. If you get a perfect review and the 6% just know that asking for more has a low chance of success.
If they don't have a scale, you can maybe point to your accomplishments and ask for the 10%. Realistically I would say that with 1 year in the workforce you're not gonna have a ton of leverage yet so I wouldn't get too bent out of shape about the first raise. Which brings me to my next piece of advice.
Your goal right now should be to gain the experience and expertise that are gonna get you to where you want to go. If you want to do project management, try to get sent to PMP or CSM training. Try to take on the work that will demonstrate that you know how to plan, document, and execute. You may not get paid extra for it now, but the key is to do the things that will position you to get paid later.
If you don't want to program it's a bit harder to get the big jumps in salary. It can be done, but you have to identify hot skills that will get you paid and train up on them. Data science is a big one and dev ops (particularly with cloud tech) is another avenue where if you get hands-on experience you'll quickly gain leverage for salary jumps.
What I've seen moving through the IT industry is that there are tiers of experience that act as gates. 1-3 years experience is junior, and at that level you can find a job fairly quickly, but you don't have as much power to dictate what you get. Once you get into the 4-6 year bracket you can start calling yourself "senior" if you stayed in the same general job type. Beyond 4-6 years your job prospects come down to technical depth in a particularly stack, as well as having the breadth to be able to adapt to different situations efficiently. So you may have 9 years total experience, but with 2 years in Tensorflow and someone will throw $$$ at you.
Usually companies of that size have a scale that they give raises on which is usually tied to your performance review score. E.g., 5 out of 5 review = 6% raise, 4/5 = 4%, etc. Ask about that to give you an idea of where things might fall. If you get a perfect review and the 6% just know that asking for more has a low chance of success.
If they don't have a scale, you can maybe point to your accomplishments and ask for the 10%. Realistically I would say that with 1 year in the workforce you're not gonna have a ton of leverage yet so I wouldn't get too bent out of shape about the first raise. Which brings me to my next piece of advice.
Your goal right now should be to gain the experience and expertise that are gonna get you to where you want to go. If you want to do project management, try to get sent to PMP or CSM training. Try to take on the work that will demonstrate that you know how to plan, document, and execute. You may not get paid extra for it now, but the key is to do the things that will position you to get paid later.
If you don't want to program it's a bit harder to get the big jumps in salary. It can be done, but you have to identify hot skills that will get you paid and train up on them. Data science is a big one and dev ops (particularly with cloud tech) is another avenue where if you get hands-on experience you'll quickly gain leverage for salary jumps.
What I've seen moving through the IT industry is that there are tiers of experience that act as gates. 1-3 years experience is junior, and at that level you can find a job fairly quickly, but you don't have as much power to dictate what you get. Once you get into the 4-6 year bracket you can start calling yourself "senior" if you stayed in the same general job type. Beyond 4-6 years your job prospects come down to technical depth in a particularly stack, as well as having the breadth to be able to adapt to different situations efficiently. So you may have 9 years total experience, but with 2 years in Tensorflow and someone will throw $$$ at you.
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