I placed a graduate of mine at a job a few months ago where he expected to start out doing very simple work – not that he wanted simple work, but that’s all he expected them to give him. And the starting pay wasn’t that great (it usually isn’t for a 19 year-old), but he’s young, doesn’t have a lot of overhead expense, and he needs a chance to show them what he can do. Before long, their confidence in this fellow became evident – they started giving him very big jobs usually handed out to seasoned professionals, and he has completed those jobs with speed and accuracy. They have been using him as a grade A technician while still paying him the opening wages. I told him that experience is more important than his level of pay at this point, and that should be his focus; he’s building a resume that nobody can take away from him, and that resume includes the heavy duty work he has found that he is capable of. Higher pay typically follows experience gained. First the blade, then the ear, like growing corn, you grow a career. You have to show your employer what you can do, let him give you more responsibility, and convince him through hard work (consistently done fast and done right) that youre worth every penny hes paying you and more. Over time, youll become indispensable, with a resume nobody can take away. You own your experience. Even if a person has to change places of employment to be appreciated, experience and grit gained during the time in the trenches is worth it. But time, age, and experience are the key. Sometimes simply telling a present employer of other job opportunities will generate higher pay in the same shop.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:52:00 +0000
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