We offer two workshops to help you learn how to benchmark your salary and then negotiate effectively to achieve your salary goals. These workshops are in collaboration with the American Association of University Women and are available for graduate students and postdocs only. All Graduate Center Career Services workshops are offered free of charge. These workshops will be held virtually, and registration is through Handshake. If you have questions, please contact Shawn Nordell (nordell@arizona.edu).
Salary and Negotiation Workshop - Establishing Salary Goals and the Gender Pay Gap
- Tuesday, March 14, 2023 12:30pm - 1:45pm MST
- Learn fundamentals and resources for successfully benchmarking your salary and understanding the gender gap.
- Register at https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1239057/share_preview
Salary and Negotiation Workshop - Negotiating Effectively
- Thursday, March 16, 2023 12:30pm - 1:45pm MST
- Learn and practice strategies for successful salary and other compensation negotiations.
- Register at https://app.joinhandshake.com/events/1239109/share_preview
Online: Start Smart Career Management Panel Discussion (Spring 2021 Recording)
- Graduate Center YouTube Channel (https://youtu.be/NlS00SHLink)
This panel discussion on early career management will provide insight into practical applications of the previous workshops and share firsthand experience from individuals in a range of fields.
Series Workbook and Slides
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“AAUW Start Smart Attendee Workbook.” American Association of University Women Tucson Branch, 1 Nov. 2021.
AAUW Start Smart Salary Negotiation Workbook
"AAUW Start Smart Understand the Gender Pay Gap & Establish Your Salary Goals." American Association of University Women Tucson Branch and Graduate Center, 14 Oct. 2020.
Downloadable PDF Slides of Gender Pay Gap & Establishing Salary Goals
"AAUW Start Smart Making the Most of Your Interview & Negotiating Effectively." American Association of University Women Tucson Branch and Graduate Center, 21 Oct. 2020.
Downloadable PDF Slides of Making the Most of Your Interview and Negotiating Effectively
Sheldon, Laurie. "How to Calculate Cost of Living Adjustments." How to Calculate Cost of Living Adjustments. AAUW and University of Arizona, Oct. 2020. Web.
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References and Resources on Salary and Negotiation
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Abbot, Lydia, et al. “30 Behavioral Interview Questions to Identify High-Potential Candidates.” Linkedin-30-Questions-to-Identify-High-Potential-Candidates-Ebook-8-7-17-Uk-En.pdf, LinkedIn Corporation, 2017, https://business.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/business/en-us/talent-solutions/resources/pdfs/linkedin-30-questions-to-identify-high-potential-candidates-ebook-8-7-17-uk-en.pdf.
Downloadable version of the 30 Questions Document (small file size)
Blattman, Chris. “Negotiating Your Academic Job Offer.” Negotiating Your Academic Job Offer - Chris Blattman, 10 Dec. 2014, www.chrisblattman.com/2014/02/21/negotiating-your-academic-job/.
MS Word Version of Blattman Article
Cawley, John. “The Etiquette Minefield of the Interview Meal.” ChronicleVitae for Higher Ed Jobs, Career Tools and Advice, 9 Nov. 2015, chroniclevitae.com/news/1191-the-etiquette-minefield-of-the-interview-meal>.
Golde, Chris M. “After the Offer, before the Deal: Negotiating a First Academic Job.” Academe, vol. 85, no. 1, 1999, pp. 44–49. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/40251718.
PDF Version of the Golde Article
Hegewisch, Ariane, and Emma Williams-Baron. “The Gender Wage Gap: 2017 Earnings Differences by Race and Ethnicity.” The Gender Wage Gap: 2017 Earnings Differences by Race and Ethnicity, Institute for Women's Policy Research, 7 Mar. 2018, https://iwpr.org/iwpr-issues/employment-and-earnings/the-gender-wage-gap-2017-earnings-differences-by-gender-race-and-ethnicity/.
PDF Version of the IWPR Report
Hereford, Melissa. “5 Things You Should Never Say During a Negotiation.” Jobs and Company Reviews for Women, fairygodboss.com/articles/negotiation#.
PDF Version of the Hereford Article
Kumar, Vinamra. “University of Arizona 2019 Salary Database.” The Daily Wildcat, 19 Mar. 2019, http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2019/03/i-salary-database.
“May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates.” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 29 Mar. 2019, https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm.
Miller, Claire Cain. “The Motherhood Penalty vs. the Fatherhood Bonus.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 6 Sept. 2014, www.nytimes.com/2014/09/07/upshot/a-child-helps-your-career-if-youre-a-man.html.
PDF Version of the Miller Article
Negotiating A Postdoc Position. Institute for Broadening Participation, 28 Apr. 2016, pathwaystoscience.org/pdf/Postdoc_Negotiating_a_Postdoc.pdf. A link to the video webinar the article was created for is https://pathwaystoscience.org/webinars.aspx#NegotiatingPostdoc.
PDF Version of Negotiating a Postdoc Article
Peck, Emily. “The Gender Wage Gap Is Even Worse Than You Thought.” HuffPost, HuffPost, 28 Nov. 2018, www.huffpost.com/entry/gender-wage-gap_n_5bfd9d3fe4b0771fb6befd55.
Schwantes, Marcel. “7 Things to Say When You're Asked, 'What Is Your Current Salary?'.” Inc.com, Inc., 15 Mar. 2019, www.inc.com/marcel-schwantes/job-applicants-1-question-youll-hear-in-an-....
PDF Version of Schwantes Article
"The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap." American Association of University Women, 19 Oct. 2021, https://www.aauw.org/resources/research/simple-truth/
PDF Version of 2021 Update: The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap
“University of Arizona Information.” University of Arizona Libraries, 16 Nov. 2018, https://new.library.arizona.edu/find/ua-info.
US Census Bureau. “Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017.” Income and Poverty in the United States: 2017, 16 Apr. 2019, https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2018/demo/p60-263.html.
PDF Version of 2017 Census: Income and Poverty in the United States
Van Pelt, Toni. “Congress Must Pass the Paycheck Fairness Act and Stop the Theft of Women's Wages.” National Organization for Women, 26 Mar. 2019, https://now.org/media-center/press-release/congress-must-pass-the-payche....
PDF Version of "Congress Must pass the Paycheck Fairness Act and Stop the Theft of Women's Wages"
Villarreal, Pamela, et al. “How Much Are Teachers Really Paid? A Nationwide Analysis of Teacher Pay.” National Center for Policy Analysis and John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, Sept. 2014. Permalink to full PDF: http://www.ncpathinktank.org/pdfs/2014_Teacher_Pay_Report-NCPA_MacIver.pdf. The National Center for Policy Analysis has closed; however, the MacIver Institute is still operating. For more information about the MacIver Institute visit http://www.maciverinstitute.com/.
PDF Version of the Report by Villareal
