Hello grads!
Well, we're over half way through the spring semester and, for many of you, that means graduation is drawing close. As you prepare to take the next step in your career, whether that means tackling the academic job market or stepping into an industry career, it's time to start thinking about negotiating your salary! While asking for more money or other benefits can seem intimidating or unpleasant, negotiation is an essential component of the job search. No matter what your field or industry, your initial salary will set the base for all future wage increases, meaning that a little bit of negotiating now can add up hefty sums over the course of your career.
In this issue, we offer advice on how to approach this touchy subject strategically and with grace. First, Trish shares her research on the ins and outs of negotiating an academic job offer. Then, Career Services's Ben Wurzel and our own Alaina Nickerson reveal some helpful tips and resources for maximizing your initial salary in industry positions. Or, if the next step in your career happens to be a doctoral program or an additional graduate degree, make sure to check out our featured article from U.S. News which offers advice for negotiation your financial aid package!
Whether you're fielding potential offers right now or just beginning to think about the next stage in your career, it will pay (literally) to scope out this month's selection of expert advice.
Wishing you a lovely spring break,
Trish & Alaina
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Making an Academic Offer Work for You
Article by Trish Bredar
When it comes to the academic job market, receiving an offer for a tenure track position might seem like winning the lottery. However, there is one more crucial step that you should take before you accept that offer and usher in the next phase in your career. Negotiation is an expected yet delicate part of any hiring process. While every individual will have their own unique circumstances, there are a few hard and fast rules to negotiating your salary successfully and graciously. Drawing from a range of expert opinions, including Vitae's Negotiation 101 series, I've compiled this list of widely accepted best practices for salary negotiation on the academic job market, available here on the Career Services website!
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Interview by Trish Bredar
Don't miss this interview in which Ben Wurzel and Alaina Nickerson offer their advice for negotiating your starting salary in an industry career.
Ben Wurzel is the Money Sense Program Manager in the CU Career Services office. He started in the Money Sense position in January and is excited to bring financial literacy education to the students of CU. He can work with students on budgeting, saving, spending, credit cards, investing, and more!
Alaina Nickerson manages our graduate student outreach and focuses her career counseling on current graduate students. She is constantly impressed by the students she works with and finds their creativity, intelligence and persistence inspiring. She is dedicated to helping students find their unique career path and the motivation to own it and pursue it.
In this interview, Ben and Alaina apply their combined experience to the question of salary negotiation. Whether you're searching for jobs now or just starting to think about your future career, Ben and Alaina's tips will help you maximize your salary without starting off your new job on the wrong foot.
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U.S. News
5 Steps to Getting More Money from Your Graduate School
Article by Katy Hopkins
If the next step in your career happens to be another graduate degree, you can still negotiate and work to maximize your offer! In this article, Hopkins lays out a few ways to approach the financial packages from the graduate schools you're considering. Before accepting an offer from your top institution, make sure to look over this article-you may be able to increase your stipend or open doors to additional opportunities! Read the full article here.
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SAFY
Boulder, CO
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
Infosys Limited
Multiple Locations
Futurex
San Antonio, TX
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, WA
American Institutes for Research
Washington, DC
Factory Design Labs
Denver, CO
Havenly, Inc.
Denver, CO
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Worcester, MA
Voices for Childred CASA
Boulder, CO
CBR International Corp
Boulder, CO
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Graduate Student Workshops
CVs & Resumes
March 30, 2:00-3:00 pm
C4C S484
Learn all about CVs vs. Resumes: when to use them and the differences between the two!
Just in Time Fair
Monday Workshop: Considering Alt-Ac Careers
April 13, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
UMC Ballroom
The school year's last career even provides the opportunity to engage one last time with employers who will be searching for summer opportunities as well as full-time positions.
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Center for Community N352
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