How to Ask for a Raise?

I think, we Filipinos don't really ask about raising our wages or salaries. I think it is not our nature to ask question like that. But as we all knew that, here in the U.S, it is normal to ask for a raise especially when you feel you excel or shall I say it is time for you to get a raise.
But anyway, here are some few steps you can take to obtain the raise your deserve. This is only like a excerpt or a summary on the article that I have read about careers..

First is Build your case: If you think you can ask for a raise when you are moving to a new place, that would not be a valid reason at all. But instead, evaluate your self if you can demonstrate that you have help a lot to help the business grow. For example, if you are working on retails, if you think you have sell a lot because the way you approach the customers or if you are a manager, you have managed the business successfully.

Consider also on researching the going rate.... I think it is always a good idea to investigate what others in your area with the same qualification to yours before approaching your boss for a raise. As far as I know there is an online service where we can calculate our salary...just follow here at PayScale Salary Reports.

Then, before asking for a raise, consider also of having a consistent performance of your over time. Maybe your supervisors overlooked your over time work, you need to provider your head officer or your manager with a weekly status report that summarizes the assignments on or which you have just completed.

Evaluation Time..At the place where I work, every year or shall I say, every anniversary of being employed we have our evaluation. Supervisors will evaluate us base on our performance on how we do our job. Not only the job performance but many more, like how was our behaviour dealing with families, residents and co-workers.

Actually, I never tried or attempt on asking for a raise, because I am contended on the rate that they gave to me. Besides, we get an additional incentive for working at night, getting a free day off when working on holidays and working the weekend other than the benefit of having an insurance coverage, retirement benefits and more.