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Do you need to be a better net worker? Do you know enough people who could give or refer work to you? Do you know your prospective clients better than your competitors? Are you great at following up contracts from events you attend? Are you an excellent host at your own business or social functions? …

Many employees feel they’re underpaid for the work they do, yet they wait until their yearly performance review to negotiate a higher salary. But if you wait until then, you’ll be too late. You need to prepare year-round for that discussion. The following steps can help make sure you’re in position for a raise when review time comes around. Define Your Current Job The first step in setting yourself up for a raise is to establish a baseline or benchmark by finding and updating your job description. Unfortunately, many employers have outdated or inaccurate job descriptions. Often, there is no description on file at all. If that’s the case, use the Salary Wizard to search for one or two job descriptions that closely match your job and use that as a starting point. In either scenario, update the description to reflect your specific responsibilities and tasks. Review your updated job …