wannabesavvy
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Hello all,
I am a recent graduate working in the software industry with 2 years commercial experience as a software engineer.
I will have a salary review in the next couple of weeks and am finding it difficult to put a figure on my real value in terms of salary.
Currently I am earning €36.5k. I'm not sure what kind of an increase I should ask for to get the ball rolling. People have been telling me to push hard and i've been hearing 50k mentioned a few times in various different contexts from people both inside and out of the company. To me that is a pretty high increase (37%), could it send the wrong message if I asked for it.
On the other hand. There have been a number of real indicators that I am very highly valued by the company. My starting salary with them out of college was at the high end. I think 50k is probably somewhere around the high end also. Now that I have proven myself, performed very well and can be relied on, I don't see why I should not continue to get paid at the high end.
What do others think? I am inclined to enter the review and let my manager mention the first figure. I would only say it first if really pushed.
Is my quoted figure disrespectfully high or is it a fair starting point in which I should (and would) settle for less.
Any opinions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I am a recent graduate working in the software industry with 2 years commercial experience as a software engineer.
I will have a salary review in the next couple of weeks and am finding it difficult to put a figure on my real value in terms of salary.
Currently I am earning €36.5k. I'm not sure what kind of an increase I should ask for to get the ball rolling. People have been telling me to push hard and i've been hearing 50k mentioned a few times in various different contexts from people both inside and out of the company. To me that is a pretty high increase (37%), could it send the wrong message if I asked for it.
On the other hand. There have been a number of real indicators that I am very highly valued by the company. My starting salary with them out of college was at the high end. I think 50k is probably somewhere around the high end also. Now that I have proven myself, performed very well and can be relied on, I don't see why I should not continue to get paid at the high end.
What do others think? I am inclined to enter the review and let my manager mention the first figure. I would only say it first if really pushed.
Is my quoted figure disrespectfully high or is it a fair starting point in which I should (and would) settle for less.
Any opinions are greatly appreciated. Thanks.