>> To ask for a salary increase, you should wait probably until you've been there for a year.
What you -- it's good to know a couple things, one is to see if anything in your job letter
when you got the job talks about when salary will be discussed.
So a lot of times they'll say, "We'll have a salary review
within a year's time with your performance review."
That's a good time.
If you feel like you've been doing work that's at a higher level,
it's good if you can get information about the job to track what you do.
So I also recommend that every quarter or at least every 6 months just write a bullet
of what you've accomplished, and what your goals are.
Do it internally, and keep up with that, and be prepared to show it
to your employer at least at the one-year mark.
And then you could say, "These are the things
that I've been doing that are above my job function."
And it's helpful to come up with a number, but make it reasonable and be prepared for them
to say no; but somewhere between 5 to 10 percent is probably a reasonable starting point.
It's hard to get more than that unless you go for a new job.
That's the way you get the most money, unfortunately.
Every time I left I saw my salary increase 20 to 30 percent with each new job,
and that's hard to get where you stay.
But there's a lot of advantages to finding a good company and staying with it.