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Studies have shown that people that ask for more tend to receive more, so why not ask for that additional raise you have been thinking about? Before you start negotiations take a minute and consider what is your worth in the job market, within your current company and your personal performance on the job. Studies have shown that workers with high job meaning, high job satisfaction, and low stress were more likely to report that they didn’t negotiate based on being happy with their salary, compared to workers with low job meaning, low job satisfaction, and high stress. One of the first initiatives you should take after determining your worth is gauging where you stand in terms of performance measures. Ask yourself how well do you stack in performance measures, what is the general management attitude towards your capabilities? Then measure the current conditions of the company, is it growing? Stagnant? Learning how well or poor the company is performing will help you better understand your odds for a raise and more importantly the future of you employment. Lastly, consider market trends within the industry. How well is the industry adjusting, growing, and adapting to challenges? Is the industry under a huge threat (think retail and the amazon effect). A strong understanding of all these factors will help you improve your odds of a more beneficial salary negotiation and ultimately arm you with information to make the right career choices with good timing in your favor.
@ Atlanta, Georgia

For many African Americans and Latinos in STEM majors the lack of representation has left them with a constant hidden sense of anxiety, a direct result from the lack of representation and the pressures that come with having to be the singular voice of your demographic. Many minority students have constantly fought for the ability to be counted as equals without the need to overperform other students in the same fields that don’t have the same burdens.