Winning the Job Search: Securing and Negotiating the Ideal Position
Saturday, May 17, 2025
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
CE: 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose within the past 24 months.
Are you confident negotiating salary and contract terms? According to a Career Builder survey, 73% of jobs are willing to negotiate salary, but only 45% of job seekers even attempt to negotiate. Lack of career education during PA training programs is pervasive, and this leaves much of the PA profession unsure how to navigate the job market, negotiate salary and fringe benefits, and understand employment contracts. Using true, case-based career stories, attendees will learn how to win in the job market by learning successful salary negotiation, understanding fringe benefits, and building confidence reviewing contract terms. Having engaged clinician and PA student audiences on career topics for the last five years, the speaker excels at helping clinicians position themselves better financially and professionally, ultimately helping to improve career satisfaction.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this session, participants should be able to:
Summarize strategies to secure an ideal job offer
Interpret current research on salary negotiation and pay gaps in clinicians
Identify and review resources to guide salary and contract negotiation.
Discuss communication strategies and behaviors for successful salary and benefit negotiation
Identify and analyze critical components of an employment contract