What do you do if you want a higher salary while transitioning careers?

Nem sempre a transi??o de carreira irá te trazer no inicio um aumento de salário. Poque em alguns momentos você precisará fazer um "downgrade" na sua carreira para adquirir as experiências necessárias e se tornar um profissional interessante e disputado na nova área que irá atuar. Mas se você quiser um salário maior durante a sua transi??o de carreira, o ideal é que você tente aproveitar ao máximo as suas experiencias passadas para a nova área, ter os cursos solicitados pelo novo cargo e já se fazer visto mesmo antes de fazer essa transi??o.

As an ex-recruiter, I can tell you that to aim for a higher salary when transitioning – you need to know your worth and understand the market. First, review your skills and experiences. Don’t just consider your direct experience. Think about transferable skills that might be valuable in your new career. For instance, leadership skills, project management, or customer relations can be valuable in many fields. Candidates who can effectively communicate how their past experiences add unique value in a new role often have more negotiating power. Actionable Strategy: List down your skills and match them with how they can benefit the new role. This list is your ammunition for salary negotiation.

Identifying Transferable Skills: Start by identifying the skills from your previous roles that are transferable to your new career. Assessing Relevant Experience: Evaluate your previous work experience in the context of your new career. Look for projects, tasks, or responsibilities that demonstrate your ability to excel in the new role. For instance, if you are transitioning from a customer service role to a sales position, highlight your experience in resolving customer issues and upselling products or services. Seeking Additional Training or Certifications: Consider obtaining additional training or certifications relevant to your new career.

Understanding what’s fair compensation in your new field is crucial. But go beyond just googling salary ranges. Use websites like Glassdoor or Payscale for more nuanced insights, and don't be afraid to reach out to professionals in the field for informal chats about salary norms. Tip: In your networking chats or informational interviews, steer the conversation to understand the compensation landscape. “From your experience, what is a realistic salary range for someone with my skillset transitioning into this field?”

Looking for a new job is all about selling, so remember sales rule #1. Nothing is more important to YOUR customer than THEIR customer. When you're searching for a new opportunity, be sure to present YOUR customer with evidence and proof points explaining why you're the best fit for the job by showing how you will impact THEIR customer. To do this effectively, you can't just "wing it" at the interview. Take the time to think through success stories and their relevance to the position you seek. What was the outcome? Did you save money or time? Quantify it. Did you find a way to bring in new customers? How many? Think through the answer to the question "Why me instead of them?" and practice showing your value with confidence.

Durante a transi??o de carreira em busca de um salário maior, eu adoto estratégias como pesquisa detalhada sobre as tendências salariais na nova área, destacando habilidades transferíveis e experiências relevantes que agregam valor ao novo papel. Realizo cursos de capacita??o ou obtenho certifica??es que aumentam minha empregabilidade e valor de mercado. Além disso, negocia??o salarial eficaz durante o processo de recrutamento é crucial, destacando minhas realiza??es e argumentando de forma persuasiva sobre a minha expectativa salarial com base na minha contribui??o potencial para a empresa.

If you want a higher salary, you can do this in two ways. One is a higher base salary. The other is a share in potential upside (like a bonus or commission). This is important to appreciate as most people will only focus on the base salary. This means you could be earning a higher salary in your current job (but your base salary remains the same). It also means that other jobs you’re interested in with a base salary that’s lower than you’d prefer may actually have higher upside.