JoshDoody

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by JoshDoody 1y ago
This is really cool to hear—thanks for sharing! Cheers!
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by JoshDoody 1y ago
:waves: Reading through the thread and saw your comment. Just wanted to say hi, I'm glad you had a good experience, and say thanks for the kind words. Hope you are doing well!
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by JoshDoody 1y ago
Josh here (I wrote Fearless Salary Negotiation), and I just wanted to say that it's fantastic to hear that you got such a great outcome. Great work! And thanks for sharing this publicly, if for no other reason than it made may day. Che
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by JoshDoody 3y ago
I have a unique perspective on this as my job is coaching Software Engineers (and others) through salary negotiations when they change jobs. I would describe the current SWE market as "stuck". I'll start with what I've o
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Google salary negotiation – How to negotiate a Google job offer(fearlesssalarynegotiation.com)
7 points by JoshDoody 8y ago|1 comments
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by JoshDoody 8y ago
I had never seen Fakespot - that's... interesting. I appreciate you mentioning it. I need to see why it thinks those Amazon reviews are fake. The good news is you don't have to buy it on Amazon to read it - there's a link to
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by JoshDoody 8y ago
Specifically, check out Chapters 1 & 2 (they're pretty short) to get a sense of how companies decide what to pay you and then jump to Chapter 7 for specific steps to take as you prep for your meeting. (Thanks for the pointer @f_all
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
If you MUST work with a recruiter (staffing firm, for example), I think it's important to be firm that you're excited for good opportunities, but that your salary history and expectations are your private business. I also recommen
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
I don't dislike recruiters at all. They're making a living helping place people in jobs - that's a useful thing to do. But it's important to distinguish "placing people in jobs" from "looking at for the be
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
I'm currently a salary negotiation coach, and most of my clients are in tech (Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, some smaller tech companies). In my previous life, I was a project manager and consultant in the HR Software industry. I
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
This is great to hear! I wish your story were more common - I think everyone would be better off if it were.
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
Ah, thank you! Fixing that now. (And thanks for the kind words!) UPDATE: Fixed the typo. Thanks again for pointing that out.
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
It’s true that the CURRENT salary question is illegal in a few states, but salary EXPECTATIONS are still fair game. So there’s still a lot of room to make a misstep, unfortunately.
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Your recruiter is not your friend(fearlesssalarynegotiation.com)
78 points by JoshDoody 9y ago|36 comments
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
I didn't submit this, but it's my guide, so I'll answer here :) Two things come to mind: 1. Ask your network about companies that pay well. Pursue jobs at those who do pay well, and avoid companies that don't pay well. (
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
"...I just think it could help me learn more, faster and to improve my communications skills." That's reason enough to write about what you're learning. Patio11 talks about this a lot - it's important that people le
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
I wrote this guide to answer the most common questions I'm asked about how to counter offer. Most of my clients and readers are software developers, so I thought this could be useful for HN readers. It answers questions like... "W
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How to negotiate your starting salary with a compelling counter offer email(fearlesssalarynegotiation.com)
2 points by JoshDoody 9y ago|1 comments
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
Great question. My top answer is the article you linked to in your original comment: Don't disclose your current or desired salary. That will cost you a lot of money. Since you mentioned mock interviews, I'll assume that Twitch ch
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
Thanks for the mention j_s! This is a really interesting thread and a long article by Cliff. I'm working my way through it now. Looks like the "current salary" question came up. Any other topics I should jump on for this thre
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Content Marketing and Collaboration for Freelancers [audio](100kfreelancing.com)
2 points by JoshDoody 9y ago|1 comments
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
There are two layers to this answer: 1) Before you even get a job offer, it's important to decide what your "walk away" number is (I called this Minimum Acceptable Salary). Having this number decided—and I recommend literally
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
Here's a link to the still-short, but slightly-more-detailed survey on Google Forms if you can spare 2 minutes: http://bit.ly/Survey-FSN-ASKHN And I'll be around here in the comments for the next few hours as well
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Ask HN: What's your #1 single biggest career challenge right now?
14 points by JoshDoody 9y ago|5 comments
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
I highly recommend Quora as a marketing channel. It's worth exploring for your subject. Some areas aren't great, but some are very good. Mine (interviewing, salary negotiations) is particularly good on Quora because people have LO
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
My site is https://fearlesssalarynegotiation.com It seems like you're just asking about the SEO side (not Quora), so I'll focus on that. My book is about salary negotiation, so most of my focus is on variations around
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by JoshDoody 9y ago
I have had two pretty big wins. Pretty easy (results in days): Answering questions on Quora was a relatively easy, quick win. I answered a question on salary negotiation or job interviews every day for a month, and immediately saw a lot mor
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by JoshDoody 10y ago
Fixed, thank you! (Typos that evade spellcheck are tricky!)
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by JoshDoody 10y ago
Not too much you can do in that situation, unfortunately. I usually approach that as a "focus on getting a raise"-type strategy, which is a little different than negotiating starting salary. You did the right thing in your situati
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by JoshDoody 10y ago
Good note - I've seen this sort of legislation getting a lot of traction lately. I'm not sure how it affects asking for "desired salary" or "salary requirements", so that's something else to look out for.

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