Navigating the Market in Compensation Negotiations

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 3-step process for navigating a physician compensation agreement is mindset, market, and making it happen. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s talk about the market piece and how it impacts your negotiations. There’s actually a wide variety of pay scales and many different variables that play into it. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is why we need to do our homework. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Market data gives us an idea of how much people are willing to pay for our clinical skill set, our leadership, and the value we bring. It empowers us to make a more educated decision when we find the right job. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If we want our value to be recognized, and to negotiate a package we'll be thrilled about, we can’t skip this critical step. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How can we gather reliable information about the market? How can you create a stretch goal for how much you want to earn? </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, I share how to use market data as you navigate your deal.</span></p> <p><br /> <br /> <strong>Three Things You’ll Learn In This Episode <br /> <br /></strong></p> <p><strong>The best market data we can get <br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the best and most accurate ways to get more information on market data is actually having multiple offers. There’s nothing better than having 4 or 5 offers in hand and knowing what different people will pay for the same skill set. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Why we need to set our compensation goal before negotiations <br /></strong><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When we let a specific offer dictate our decision making, everything is going to be in comparison to that one figure. That’s the wrong thing to focus on. Independently decide what your goals are before an offer is in hand so you won’t get impacted by an