Here’s what you need to do: Three to six months before your review: Become a top performer by collaboratively setting expectations with your boss, then exceeding those expectations in every way possible. One to two months before your review: Prepare a “briefcase” of evidence to support the exact reasons why you should be given a raise. One to two weeks before your review: Extensively practice the conversation you’ll have with your boss, experimenting with the right tactics and scripts. Three to six months before you ask for a raise, sit down with your boss and ask what it would take to be a
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