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Lauren Hasson, the founder of DevelopHer, author of The DevelopHer Playbook, and a woman in the frontlines of tech, discusses the five simple steps she took to making a comeback and negotiating for higher pay. She did by owning her outcomes and taking action, building her network before she need it, learning new skills and building her portfolio, communicating her value, and investing in herself. And you can do it too! On this episode she discusses defining and sharing your successes, how to network, how LinkedIn can be a great tool, and how to learn marketable skills and negotiate for higher pay. Lauren Hasson and DevelopHer DevelopHer was inspired through a podcast Lauren had hosted that was centered around women on the front lines of tech and by her own personal story. She shares her story of hitting rock bottom, when she was broke, had been laid off, and was lacking confidence. She was able to make a comeback and negotiate for higher pay after following the five simple steps which are outlined in her book: The DevelopHer Playbook. Defining and sharing your success Lauren discusses how defining success, tracking her accomplishments, and acknowledging how far she has come helped her make her comeback. With her book, she offers the At-A-Girl journal, an editable PDF for tracking what you are doing. She also discusses the importance of visualization, whereby you make your goals a reality in your head first and later in real life. Networking In discussing networking, Lauren and Tara discuss the strategy of setting a goal to meet three new people at an event or in a day. She suggests reaching out to your heroes and having a small ask and offer prepared to help create a mutually beneficial relationship. In networking, it is also important to play the numbers game and to reach out to many people. LinkedIn LinkedIn is a great tool for sharing your portfolio, meeting other people, and updating people on your accomplishments. Lauren discusses the importance of consistently posting something short, having content already queued up, and spacing your posts out. Learning new skills and negotiating for higher pay To make yourself marketable, it helps to strategically learn new skills. Lauren calls such marketable skills “front of the line skills” which are skills that every company wants. Talk to recruiters and hiring managers to learn what skills are valuable, and then set out to learn them. Lauren also offers advice on negotiating for higher pay via having multiple offers, though she cautions that it is important to know how to do this properly otherwise it could backfire. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW. Fierce Lab, our full-day conference for women, will be live and in-person on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2021. Tickets are on sale now with early bird pricing ($100 OFF) through June 30, 2021. More details on our website. FOLLOW FIERCE LAB Follow Fierce Lab on Instagram or LinkedIn for the latest updates. JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST If you'd like to receive more information about our upcoming episodes for Fierce Lab including tips, tools and resources, go to our website, www.fiercelab.tarawilson.com, and sign up for email list. Please be sure to SUBSCRIBE, REVIEW and SHARE Fierce Lab with women who are looking for community and tools for leveling up.