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How a Career Gap Can Make You a Better Negotiator
Episode 26 of The Comeback Career Podcast explores a counterintuitive career-gap advantage: negotiation skills. Lucas and Luna break down why a career break can actually sharpen your ability to advocate for yourself, using the specific example of Sarah Chen, a former marketing director who took a three-year gap to care for aging parents and returned to negotiate a 20% higher salary than her previous role. The hosts discuss three concrete tactics Sarah used — anchoring with your gap story, leveraging your fresh perspective, and practicing the 'flinch' — and explain how listeners can…
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