Squiggly Shortcut: How to ask for a pay rise

09 Oct 2025 • 8 min • EN
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✨ Welcome to Squiggly Shortcuts — a series from the Squiggly Careers podcast, bringing you quick career tips in just 5 minutes, every Thursday. In this shortcut, Sarah shares a practical idea to help you confidently ask for a pay rise. While the conversation can feel anxiety-inducing, waiting rarely works — you need to advocate for yourself and highlight the impact you’re having. Sarah breaks it down into 3 simple tips to set you up for success. How To Ask For A Pay Rise  Episode 501 ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 Welcome to Squiggly Shortcuts 00:24 Create don't wait  01:23 Tip 1 – Understand the pay rise process in your company 02:26 Tip 2 - How to approach the conversation  05:09 Tip 3 - Summarise what's been said  05:08 Think about your pay rise tradeoff  🎯 What You’ll Learn - Why waiting to be noticed often doesn’t work - How to approach a pay rise as a series of conversations - 3 practical steps for how to ask for a pay rise 🦞 Pre-order Learn Like A Lobster: PRH US - https://bit.ly/3KxTeBn Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/3KcRZaR For questions about Squiggly Careers or to share feedback, please email helenandsarah@squigglycareers.com More ways to learn about Squiggly Careers: 📩 Download our free career tools: https://www.amazingif.com/toolkit/ 📮 Get Squiggly Careers in Action in your inbox: https://bit.ly/SquigglyCareersInAction 📚 Read our books: The Squiggly Career and You Coach You: https://www.amazingif.com/books/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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