Practice Asking for a Raise in English

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You: employee
AI: manager
~2 minutes

You've asked your manager for fifteen minutes to talk about your salary. Make your case with real examples, and deal with whatever they can — or can't — do.

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You're talking to: manager

You: employee

naming the subject without apologising

I wanted to talk about my salary.

framing the case

I've taken on a lot more since I started.

backing it with evidence

To give you two examples...

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Your goal

Ask for a specific number, back it with two concrete examples, and leave with either a decision or a date for one.

You'll practice

Ask for a specific number
Back it up with two concrete examples
Leave with a decision or a date

Phrases you'll actually use

Six lines that carry most of this conversation. You'll hear them, and you'll need them.

I wanted to talk about my salary.

— naming the subject without apologising
I've taken on a lot more since I started.

— framing the case
To give you two examples...

— backing it with evidence
I was thinking somewhere in the region of...

— naming a number
What would it take to get there?

— turning a no into a path
When could we look at this again?

— getting a date

Level-up expressions

make a case for something

give reasons why something should happen

I wanted to make a case for a review this year.

take something on

accept extra work or responsibility

I've taken on the whole reporting side since March.

in line with something

at the same level as something else

I'd like it to be more in line with the market.

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