Robin Bond, Esq., is the Principal and Founder of Transition Strategies, LLC, an employment law firm in the Philadelphia, PA, area. She is well-respected negotiation expert, who empowers her clients to achieve more pay, perks and protections in both new job offers and in severance deals. For almost 20 years, she has represented clients in civil rights discrimination claims, non-compete disputes, breach of contract claims, executive compensation matters, and wage payment claims.

How to Negotiate a Killer Job Offer is the first book in attorney Bond’s Job “Secret Agent” series on how to succeed in the world of work. It is available on Amazon.com. Bond has received numerous professional honors, including selection to the 2013 and 2014 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (the top 5% of attorneys in her field of employment law), being honored as the Top Employment Attorney of the Main Line of Philadelphia for 2014 and in 2011 in the area of Employment Law, and being a repeat honoree as an “Awesome Attorney” of the Philadelphia suburbs. Robin also received Philadelphia’s Women of Distinction Award in recognition of both her civic contributions and her professional achievements.

A nationally recognized attorney with substantial, wide-ranging experience as an in-
house corporate counsel, a private practitioner and an entrepreneur, Ms. Bond has been a contributing legal analyst and commentator for the CNN and FOX television networks, including their business and news programs, and has appeared as a commentator for truTV’s on-air trial coverage. Ms. Bond is regularly quoted in a variety of television, radio, online and print media. For more information, visit www.transition-strategies.com and robinbond.com.

Show Notes:

• What motivated Robin to write “How To Negotiate a Killer Job Offer.”
• “How do I ask for more money?” I think everyone would like to know that – but especially in the context of how do you ask for more money without losing the deal
• What if I’m already employed, but I’d like to get a raise or a promotion. When do I need to start gearing up for my performance review and how do I do that?
• Robin’s 3 top tips to help me position myself to get that raise or promotion now?
• If my boss has changed mid-year, what I do to carry the momentum forward with the new person.
• Advice for people who feel they are in a career rut.
• With the Ray Rice matter, there’s been a lot in the news lately about how off-duty behaviors can result in job loss. Here are a few examples of things that can get you into trouble that we do outside of our jobs.
• Do we have any expectation of privacy in today’s world, or should we just assume every activity is now recorded?
• Robin’s advice for people who are trying to take stock of their professional goals and to strategize for career success.

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