I got a job that pays me N103m despite graduating bottom of my class – Young man shares

A young man, Jeffrey Zhang has shared his life story in a bid to encourage job seekers to always be bold and negotiate their desired salaries with prospective employers.

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He took to LinkedIn to celebrate getting a job paying him $250k (N103.9 million) per month despite graduating bottom of his class.

According to Zhang, he finished from Cornell University, New York, USA, but with a CGPA of 2.9, making him the least performing graduand in his class.

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The Ivy League school graduate, however didn’t allow that to make him feel inferior and confidently negotiated his pay with his now employer, Oracle where he eventually got hired as a graduate product manager.

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Sharing his story, Zhang wrote; ”I graduated bottom of my class with a 2.9 GPA at Cornell University

Yet I got a $250k job offer from Oracle as a new grad Product Manager.

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How did I do it?

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I NEGOTIATED!!!

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PLEASE DO NOT ACCEPT THE 1ST OFFER GIVEN TO YOU!”

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He then recommended places for young applicants to access quality job opportunities.

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”Go on Glassdoor, Blind, and Reddit, Inc. to see what other people are getting, then ask for 50% more than the highest.

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If you don’t believe you’re worth that much, then no one will,” he recommended.

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