Introduction

It’s a rough market right now. Raises are rare, backfills get frozen, and negotiation leverage isn’t what it was a few years ago. But that’s exactly why documenting your value matters more than ever—visibility keeps you in the conversation when budgets tighten.

This quick final module turns your technical impact into visible, undeniable proof of value—the kind that earns Staff-level promotions where you are now (and opens doors when opportunities return).

We’ll cover 4 best practices to get paid your worth:

1. Build a living brag doc that tracks your scope, impact, and growth.

2. Tell scope stories, not task lists.

3. Benchmark your market value with real compensation data.

4. Negotiate raises and offers confidently.

John’s “secret brag doc” is legendary, packed with half-truths and inflated war stories. You’ll build yours better: transparent, data-backed, and impossible to ignore.