James Reed

I think when thinking about that word confidence, where does it come from in terms of when you know you're doing a good job and you know what you're worth because you've looked around and you can see what others in the similar space are getting and also that you know that you're contributing a lot more than you're taking out.

Yeah, but you're confident for a good reason, that you're well informed and you're doing a good job.

If your starting point is there, you're quite likely to be successful in the conversation, if not immediately, then probably in a few months' time.

And keep a record of these conversations and keep a record of the expectations and suggestions that have been made so you can deliver against them.

100%.

Very good.

Well, thanks, Conor, for coming in to talk to me about how to get a pay rise.

I feel better informed than I did before.

And I hope our listeners do, too.

I want to ask just a couple of questions I ask at the end.

We at Reid love Mondays, as you know.

So what is it that gets you up on a Monday morning, Conor?

If every week's better than the one before, it certainly will be.

That's a very interesting thought.

And my last question, which is from my book, Why You 101 Interview Questions You'll Never Fear Again, Connor, is where do you see yourself in five years' time?

I wish you absolute success with that.

A million houses need to be built.

So I'd like to be very much in the middle of that.

Thank you very much for coming in and talking to me.

Thanks for having me.