An offer you can’t refuse! In this lesson, students will explore negotiating salaries and asking for a pay raise. The lesson features a video outlining the dos and don’ts of salary negotiations. Students will learn and practice relevant vocabulary related to this topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets developed for both adult and teenage learners, ensuring a practical and interactive learning experience.
Listening: Students will listen to advice on how to negotiate salaries. They will hear important tips on what they should do, like researching salaries, and what they should avoid, like giving just one number. This helps them learn how to talk about money at work.
Speaking: Students will have conversations about asking for a pay raise or a bonus. They will practice these talks through role-play, learning how to ask politely and confidently for a better salary in different work situations.
Vocabulary: The lesson will introduce specific vocabulary related to salary negotiations, such as "base salary," "compensation package," "counteroffer," and "pay raise." Students will learn how to use these terms to discuss and negotiate job offers effectively.
Cultural Awareness: Students will explore cultural differences in discussing and negotiating salaries. They will learn about what might be considered appropriate or inappropriate to discuss during job interviews or salary negotiations in different cultural contexts.
Homework: Students will engage with exercises that include choosing the right answers to complete sentences, filling in blanks with given starting letters to form correct words, and matching sentences to appropriate vocabulary terms related to salary negotiation. These tasks aim to deepen understanding of negotiation language, applying concepts from the lesson to practical scenarios.
Do: conduct thorough research. Without doing your research, you may learn that your range is entirely off. Consider the following factors: your unique skill set, your level of experience, the current climate in the job market, the job responsibilities. Don't: give just one number. When you answer this question, be sure to provide a salary range where you would be comfortable accepting. It's unlikely that an employer can give you the exact number you asked for. So providing a range opens up the room to negotiate. Do: prepare to explain your answer. It's important that you can articulate why you feel you deserve that salary. If you're not able to prove your value in the market, an employer may not consider the salary you're asking for. Don't lie. While you may want to please the hiring manager, be honest about what you feel you deserve. If you give a lower number than you're actually comfortable with, you may be wasting your time going further in the interview process.