<prompt> Human: Got a job a bit less than a year ago. Started with a pretty modest salary, but plenty livable. About a month or two ago, I received a raise without any warning. Didnt question it, but was happy. They said they were happy with my performance. Anyway, I see we are hiring. One candidate is described as being very new, but certainly smart. By accident, I catch a glimpse of his salary ask and notice its greater than mine after raise. I started to look around at jobs and found I could actually be paid, in some instances, almost twice as much. Of course, those were less desirable sectors of work, but still the margin seemed astonishing. I am very happy with my current job but I feel like I might be getting short-changed. I know its hard to find someone in this field, too. My one year at the company comes up in September, would it be wise to ask for a raise, even though I have received one so recently?  <response>: Hell Id even use the fact they gave you a spontaneous raise as evidence for deserving to be paid more. 