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Silence is Golden
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We have all been in a situation where we have used a lengthy pause to elicit further information. Or maybe someone used that trick on us.

The silence, hanging like lead, just begs to be broken. So, we say whatever we think it is that is supposed to come next.

A colleague told me that the best advice he got in college was to remain silent if he ever got a job offer. He has tried it and says it usually works. The offer came, he said that was interesting and then ... nothing. A second, slightly higher offer came.

If this happens to you even once and if the increase is small -- say, $1,000 a year -- the tactic will be worth thousands of dollars to you. You likely would get the same thing by asking, but what could be easier than doing ... nothing?

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