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You want a raise, you feel you deserve a raise, but you worry your boss might not agree. Sometimes we do not see eye to eye with our boss and they may have objections to us getting a raise. But if you can anticipate the objections your boss is going to bring up before you ask him for a raise you can come up with a presentation that will counter all those objections.

Chances are you know what your shortcomings are. You know where you have messed up and what your weak areas are. While no one likes to focus on what they do not do well, being aware of your weaknesses can work to your advantage when it comes to asking for a raise. If you know what your weaknesses are you can prepare a response to any objections your boss may have ahead of time.

Assess yourself realistically and figure out what areas might come up in your review as areas where you may fall a little short. If you can come up with absolutely nothing, ask your coworkers what they think are things you could improve. Do not get defensive and dismiss what criticism you may receive. Be open to hearing what others have to say and view it as input that is going to help you change which will increase your liklihood of getting that raise.

Once you have evaluated yourself and figured out what objections your boss might raise to you gettin ga raise, come up with ways you improve in those areas of your job and start doing them immediately. This way when an objection is raised in your evaluation you can present to your boss your plan for how you are going to fix this weakness and let them know that you are in fact already taking steps to grow in this area. This will let your boss know that you too are aware of your weaknesses and that you are willing to do what it takes to improve. This is what a boss wants to see. If your boss sees that you have addressed your weak areas and have come up with a plan they will be more likely to go ahead and give you a raise despite their objections because they see you are willing to change and you have a plan to change.

Prepare for your boss to also raise some objections you might not have come up with on your own or that your coworkers did not point out. If your boss says something that surprises you again do not get defensive. Ask your boss to explain in detail what the problem is and ask for his help in figuring out a way to do better. Ask him what he would like to see you doing and make sure he is specific so you have a good idea of what exactly he would like to see.

If your boss is still unwilling to give you that raise once you have talked through his objections, ask to be re-evaluatead in a couple months. Ask if your boss is willing to work with you and to see how you improve over the next couple months then revisit getting a raise. Come up with a plan with your boss for how you are going to change and make sure it is specific and has benchmarks so you can see whether you are improving or not.

Do not take your bosses objections as "no you will never get a raise." It does not mean your boss will not ever give you a raise, it may just mean not now. Take some time to seriously figure out what needs to be improved and then take the necessary steps to grow and your boss will give you that raise.

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