Megyn Kelly explains exactly what she said to land her very first job after law school
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Megyn Kelly, the no-holds-barred former litigator who rose to stardom at Fox News, debuted her new show on NBC Monday.
The network jump comes after a tumultuous 2016 for Kelly — from clashing publicly with President Donald Trump and his supporters, to sharing her story of allegedly being sexually harassed by former Chairman and CEO Roger Ailes, and finally announcing she was leaving Fox in January.
She signed on with NBC for a multiyear contract, the amount of which hasn't been made public. Kelly was reportedly making $10 million to $12 million a year at Fox, and is likely making between $15 million to $20 million a year at NBC.
In her memoir "Settle for More," Kelly describes how she landed her first job as a lawyer fresh out of law school in 1995, and offers advice for anyone applying for a new job in any field.
"I did something all job applicants should do — I asked for the job," she wrote. "I told them that if they extended an offer, I would accept it on the spot, that I had done the research and investigation, and this was where I wanted to be."
After that meeting with the law firm, they offered her a job paying $85,000 a year, a welcome sum to a recent grad with $100,000 in school loan debt.
"Don't underestimate the power this message can have on a potential employer," Kelly wrote. "Everyone likes to be flattered. Of course it works better if it's true."
"Settle for More" was on the New York Times Best Sellers list for weeks after it debuted November 15, 2016. "Megyn Kelly TODAY" airs weekdays on NBC at 9 a.m. ET.
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