Negotiate Salary, Job Hopping & Pay Transparency | Hannah Williams
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In Episode 04, Erin interviews Hannah Williams, founder of Salary Transparent Street. Hannah graduated from Georgetown University in 2019 and hopped 5 jobs in 2.5 years, taking her salary from $40k to $150k, creatively paying off her college loans in full. In 2021, she quit her job as a Data Analyst to launch Salary Transparent Street, a social media account that simply visits different cities across the U.S. and asks random people on the street what they do for a living and how much they make. Since then, STS has blown up into a viral sensation leading Hannah to be featured in publications such as The Washington Post, NYT, TIME, Business Insider, Good Morning America, CNBC, and 2023, Hannah was named one of Forbed 30 Under 30. In this episode, Hannah transparently breaks down how she achieved her goals, how she makes money, and the struggles she's faced along the way. ➞ In this episode: 0:00 Intro 1:45 Forbes 30 Under 30 3:16 Background Q&A (growing up overseas, community college, etc.) 14:20 Working as a Telemarketer Post-Grad 17:24 Job Hopping 20:20 Best Career/Job Interview Advice 20:47 How Hannah Found Out She Was Underpaid 26:19 How YOU Can Find Out If You're Underpaid 28:40 How Hannah Filmed Her First TikTok 29:51 Do People Lie About Their Salaries...? $$$ 31:46 Why Hannah Blocks People (Sometimes) 33:30 How Hannah Went From $150k to $1m in ONE YEAR 35:39 Salary Transparency Trends 37:03 Can You Talk About Salary With Coworkers? 38:57 Why You Should Negotiate Your FIRST Job Offer 42:48 Thoughts On "Lazy Girl Job" or "Quiet Quitting" 48:00 Advice Hannah's GLAD She IGNORED 49:30 Hannah's Smartest Financial Decision 51:43 Highest Salaries Hannah's Documented 53:16 Lessons Hannah's Learned The Hard Way 55:18 #RealAdvice from Erin & Hannah __ 💚 Follow Hannah/Salary Transparent Street on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salarytransparentstreet/?hl=en 💚 STS Salary Database: https://www.salarytransparentstreet.com/salary-database 💚 STS Free Market Research Guide: https://sts.myflodesk.com/marketresearchguide __ Connect with Me:  AdviceWithErin Instagram → https://bit.ly/40hgztK NOKWTD Instagram → https://bit.ly/3ULVKaz Get my emails → https://advicewitherin.com/show Need advice? Submit here → https://bit.ly/nokwtd
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