350: You Should Always Negotiate Your Salary Offer with Brandon Bramley
In this week’s show, Phil talks to Brandon Bramley, the founder of The Salary Negotiator.
Brandon provides professional job offer and salary negotiation coaching to help IT professionals navigate the job offer negotiation process confidently and earn higher compensation.
He’s coached clients through hundreds of salary negotiations with companies ranging in size from small businesses and startups to some of the largest global corporations such as Google, Meta, Apple, and Microsoft.
And he has a background in strategic negotiations, having worked in professional negotiation roles for companies including Amazon and American Airlines.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
TOP CAREER TIP
Stay away from some of the myths that surround job offer negotiations. People are made to feel that they don’t have the leverage to negotiate, but this isn’t true.
WORST CAREER MOMENT
After making a big career move, Brandon realized that he had made a terrible mistake and decided to return to his previous job. Through this he learned to follow his instincts and understand that not all opportunities are a great fit in the end.
CAREER HIGHLIGHT
Upon negotiating his very first job offer, Brandon realized that it is a viable strategy, and built a successful business centering on it as a result.
THE FUTURE OF CAREERS IN I.T
The fact that IT talent is being respected at last, and the additional benefits being brought in by companies in order to make sure that they secure the best people in their field.
THE REVEAL
What first attracted you to a career in I.T.? – Career progression took place naturally.
What’s the best career advice you received? – If you’re a success then you will always follow opportunities
What’s the worst career advice you received? – You should always stay at companies for a long time
What would you do if you started your career now? – Brandon would look more into software engineering
What are your current career objectives? – To become a better coach and negotiator, as well as provide more free resources.
What’s your number one non-tec
