I often asked in the phone screen when I knew I wanted to bring someone in, “The typical salary for this job is this range: x- y. I read this post, Why I Did NOT Negotiate My Salary , and it resonated with me. The company bases the offer on the colleague’s current salary, not what the job is worth. On the other hand, don’t assume you can negotiate your way to some crazy-high salary either. MORE
American culture says that salary information is confidential; 43 percent of married couples couldn’t correctly name their spouse’s salary. We don’t talk about salaries with our friends and family, and we certainly don’t talk about them with our co-workers. Leaving a list of salaries on the copy machine is certainly a fireable offense in many companies. Erica Baker, a former Google employee, created a spreadsheet on which people could report their own salaries. MORE
Salary negotiations are always tricky. When the economy is poor that makes salary negotiation even more difficult; there may be several great candidates vying for the position. The worst part is that while this is going on you almost have the new job but not quite. MORE
Here’s a little secret you might not know: Employers hardly ever make their best offer first, and candidates who understand effective salary negotiation strategies generally earn more than those who don’t. MORE
The Job Search Resources page has a number of tools for your use, and the variety of salary calculators listed there will give you real help. Using a salary calculator to find the reasonable expectations for what your job should pay gives you the range of salaries you can expect for that job. MORE
Women tend to ask for lower salaries than men do. You’d think it would, and I’ve long advocated for salary openness. Knowing what the average was for the position would certainly help you craft a salary, but an experiment at Hired, said it made the gap even wider. Jessica Kirkpatrick, Hired’s lead data scientist, believed as I did, that once presented with the proper information, women and men would ask for similar salaries. MORE
When you’re anxious, you sometimes make bad choices and accept a low-ball salary offer. To keep reading, click here: Why You Should Never Accept a Low-Ball Salary Offer MORE
When you’re looking for a new job, you likely have a salary goal in mind. With careful c-level personal branding and these tips, you can negotiate a better salary and gain the compensation you deserve. Research Average Salaries. MORE
It’s fitting, then, that the easiest way to earn a higher salary involves growing. According to a recent LinkedIn survey of more than 10,500 job-changers, 74% of people get a higher salary when they change jobs. And how to get their attention and land the job – at a higher salary. MORE
How To Talk About Salary (Without It Being Awkward). Let’s talk about salary. Salary is one of those conversations. Okay, talking about salary doesn’t have to be awkward. Here are some things you know before you talk about salary: 1. MORE
Aubrey Bach ( @aubreybach ) is the Senior Manager, Editorial and Marketing at PayScale and we are going to dive deep into Payscale’s 2016 Salary Negotiation Report. Aubrey refers to an article she wrote about a Kate Winslet stating being uncomfortable about discussing salary. MORE
PayScale have released a salary negotiation guide, a combination of the best pieces of salary negotiation advice and a survey that features over 31,000 US individuals feedback. The PayScale Salary […]. Why Happy Employees Earn Higher Salaries [STUDY]. MORE
ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ”: About 15 years ago, I interviewed a candidate for a position with my firm who simply refused to tell me the salary – or even the salary range – he was seeking. When I finally did offer him the job, it was at a salary lower than I would otherwise have offered him, because, it seemed to me, he just didn’t care. Should I say that the job is more important than the salary?”. These Four Smartest Responses to “What Salary Do You Seek?” MORE
Negotiating and Requesting a Salary Increase. Personal topics and subjects like our annual salary are hard to see objectively because we are so personally affected by the matter. I have negotiated a lot of salaries either as an HR or Hiring Manager or as the employee myself. MORE
It seems that the most mysterious part of the hiring process is salary. How do you approach salary negotiation? When do you bring up salary? Should an employer list salary on a job posting? An article I recently read on The Ladders advises candidates to deflect if asked the salary question early in the process. I prefer being open about salary from the beginning because it encourages an honest relationship with a potential employee from the beginning. MORE
Here is a true story and a cautionary tale about an attempt to save some money on a salary. When she received the paperwork from HR, they detailed a salary that included a 10 percent raise. We’re changing your salary effective today.” MORE
Lack of preparation is one of the biggest mistakes that job seekers make when negotiating salary. Even if you have the skill, rehearsing for a salary negotiation can be worth thousands of dollars in present and future income. career coach career development salary negotiations MORE
Salary negotiation can be one of the most stressful parts of getting a new job. On the other hand, it can be nerve-wracking waiting to hear what your new salary will be. Do you accept the salary offer, negotiate it or reject it? MORE
While it’s hard to imagine that any student would actively seek a low-paying major, some students may weigh salary more heavily than others when deciding on a degree. Median starting salary: $54,800. Median starting salary: $44,700. Median starting salary: $58,300. MORE
A new survey by Aon Hewitt reveals that salaries for U.S. companies, base pay increases for salaried exempt workers were 2.8 Salaries have inched upwards year-over-year since 2009 when pay increases reached an all-time low of 1.8 Salary Increases. Salaried Exempt. MORE
You know that the higher your starting salary in a job, the more money you make over your lifetime. If you get “behind” in your salary, it’s difficult to catch up. Ask about the salary range for this position. In one job, when I negotiated an increase in salary, I also took an extra week of paid vacation at the same salary. I recently coached someone to do this, and she successfully negotiated an extra few thousand to her yearly salary. MORE
Consider these recent statements I received from job seeking clients regarding salary discussions: “He asked what salary range I wanted. I wasn’t expecting to discuss salary and hopefully I didn’t bomb that part.”. Or this one: “I HATE the salary history stuff!”. MORE
Some of your salaried employees are about to become hourly employees , and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. Starting on December 1, 2016, the minimum salary needed to qualify for a salary exemption will jump from $455 a week ($23,660 per year) to $913 per week ($47,476 per year). To read the sample letter click here: How to tell your salaried employees they are now hourly. MORE
The salary question is one of the most dreaded of all interview questions. When the interviewer asks, “What are your salary requirements?, ” what he or she is really asking is whether or not you have a realistic salary expectation and if you are flexible about the amount. MORE
Recent graduates with degrees in three liberal arts majors had average starting salaries that topped $40,000 in 2012, according to a report by the nonprofit National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE’s January 2013 Salary Survey found that liberal arts and sciences/general studies ($43,100), history ($41,900) and English language and literature/letters ($40,200) were the top-paying liberal arts majors in 2012. Average Salaries by Discipline. MORE
But the question about salary is always raised. But the problem you encounter is this: you would like to ask for a salary that’s more than they are prepared to offer. Here are some tips for negotiating a higher salary when limited experience. Job Search negotiating salary MORE
In both my recruiting and my job search coaching, I’ve been hearing a lot of questions about salary negotiations lately so I’ve put together a little Q&A of common questions. First, though, let’s talk about the mindset of salary for your new job. MORE
Discussing salary ahead of receiving a job offer can come with risks, but in some situations, you can’t avoid it – especially when it’s the employer who’s asking for it when you apply. Related: 5 Tips For Handling Salary Requirements. Keep information on salary to your cover letter. MORE
Here’s a list of unusual jobs and their often surprisingly high salaries. You know those jobs – the ones where you scratch your head and wonder if this is actually something that someone gets paid to do? Your second thought might be “How can I get a job like that?” MORE
How To Discuss Salary Requirements With The Hiring Manager. A lot of people find the subject of salary negotiation tricky. Do you wait to bring up the salary requirements or do you wait until the potential employer does it first? The same applies in salary negotiations. MORE
It seems that the most mysterious part of the hiring process is salary. How do you approach salary negotiation? When do you bring up salary? How to you navigate the seemingly endless number of salary negotiation tips from experts? 3 Salary Negotiation Tips. MORE
In my career I can unequivocally say that the majority of declined job offers are as a result of something salary-related. However it has been my experience that salary is the number one. Candidate Salaries: Tackling the Taboo Topic. Recruiting candidate compensation Salary MORE
A lot of us think about negotiating a salary increase, but not many of us muster up the courage to do so. However, if you find yourself in the situation where you are negotiating a new salary, you must […]. How to Negotiate a Salary Increase. MORE
HR sent me a letter of congratulations for my promotion along with my new salary and job description in an intra-office envelope. I told her I didn’t care what happened in her Dept because my information was handled in a reckless fashion and I was certain that my colleagues now know my salary thanks to her unprofessionalism. She made a conscious decision to just throw my personal salary info in an intra-office envelope for anyone to read. Then they know your salary. MORE
Not only are their skills sets not utilized fully, their salaries and salary growth suffers as well. Once a person finds herself taking a salary offer that is half of what she used to make, it is then a struggle to regain ground and raise the salary back to where it used to be. MORE
Successful salary renegotiation is a complex, multistep process that takes some time. 5 Tips to Renegotiate Your Salary. Career Management Salary Career emails Meeting negotiation preparation renegotiating resume tips MORE
5 Mistakes That Lead To Low-Ball Salaries. Rule #1 of salary negotiation: the first offer is never the best one. Related: How To Answer Interview Questions About Salary. Here Are Some Other Mistakes Which Can Result In Low Salaries: 1. MORE
But, it’s worth looking at again, to understand why this law can possibly help with salary discrimination. This is one of those cases: To keep reading, click here: New Law: Can’t Ask About Salary In MA. Everyone is talking about this. MORE
One of the questions I am asked most frequently is, “How do I handle the recruiter’s question about salary requirements?” ” Related: Negotiate A Great Salary… Even In A Recession. Conversely, if you state a salary that is too low, you have left money on the table. MORE
5 Mistakes That Lead To Low-Ball Salaries. Rule #1 of salary negotiation: the first offer is never the best one. Related: How To Answer Interview Questions About Salary. Here Are Some Other Mistakes Which Can Result In Low Salaries: 1. MORE
Even though it signifies that you have been made an offer, people often choke when it comes time to talk specifically about salary. If you hem and haw, you’re not going to come off as confident in your rationale for why you deserve a raise or why you should earn a higher starting salary. MORE
What are your salary expectations for this role? Throughout the interview process, try to avoid any discussion of money or salary for as long as you can—and never, ever bring up the money issue by asking about the salary for this job. MORE
It got me thinking about how salary means more than money: It can affect how others see you, and how you see yourself, like a dirty window on the world. One of the problems that can develop during a job search is a completely unrealistic idea of salary. MORE
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OCTOBER 22, 2015
What are your salary expectations for this role? Throughout the interview process, try to avoid any discussion of money or salary for as long as you can—and never, ever bring up the money issue by asking about the salary for this job.
Career Realism
JANUARY 1, 2017
5 Mistakes That Lead To Low-Ball Salaries. Rule #1 of salary negotiation: the first offer is never the best one. Related: How To Answer Interview Questions About Salary. Here Are Some Other Mistakes Which Can Result In Low Salaries: 1.
Career Realism
JANUARY 2, 2017
How To Talk About Salary (Without It Being Awkward). Let’s talk about salary. Salary is one of those conversations. Okay, talking about salary doesn’t have to be awkward. Here are some things you know before you talk about salary: 1.
Evil HR Lady
MAY 17, 2017
HR sent me a letter of congratulations for my promotion along with my new salary and job description in an intra-office envelope. I told her I didn’t care what happened in her Dept because my information was handled in a reckless fashion and I was certain that my colleagues now know my salary thanks to her unprofessionalism. She made a conscious decision to just throw my personal salary info in an intra-office envelope for anyone to read. Then they know your salary.
Competitive Resumes
FEBRUARY 1, 2016
Aubrey Bach ( @aubreybach ) is the Senior Manager, Editorial and Marketing at PayScale and we are going to dive deep into Payscale’s 2016 Salary Negotiation Report. Aubrey refers to an article she wrote about a Kate Winslet stating being uncomfortable about discussing salary.
Hiring Technical People
JULY 28, 2015
You know that the higher your starting salary in a job, the more money you make over your lifetime. If you get “behind” in your salary, it’s difficult to catch up. Ask about the salary range for this position. In one job, when I negotiated an increase in salary, I also took an extra week of paid vacation at the same salary. I recently coached someone to do this, and she successfully negotiated an extra few thousand to her yearly salary.
Career Realism
JUNE 18, 2014
Discussing salary ahead of receiving a job offer can come with risks, but in some situations, you can’t avoid it – especially when it’s the employer who’s asking for it when you apply. Related: 5 Tips For Handling Salary Requirements. Keep information on salary to your cover letter.
Evil HR Lady
APRIL 10, 2017
Women tend to ask for lower salaries than men do. You’d think it would, and I’ve long advocated for salary openness. Knowing what the average was for the position would certainly help you craft a salary, but an experiment at Hired, said it made the gap even wider. Jessica Kirkpatrick, Hired’s lead data scientist, believed as I did, that once presented with the proper information, women and men would ask for similar salaries.
Professional Resume Services
JULY 7, 2015
When you’re looking for a new job, you likely have a salary goal in mind. With careful c-level personal branding and these tips, you can negotiate a better salary and gain the compensation you deserve. Research Average Salaries.
Career Realism
OCTOBER 8, 2015
It’s fitting, then, that the easiest way to earn a higher salary involves growing. According to a recent LinkedIn survey of more than 10,500 job-changers, 74% of people get a higher salary when they change jobs. And how to get their attention and land the job – at a higher salary.
Career Realism
JUNE 27, 2016
5 Mistakes That Lead To Low-Ball Salaries. Rule #1 of salary negotiation: the first offer is never the best one. Related: How To Answer Interview Questions About Salary. Here Are Some Other Mistakes Which Can Result In Low Salaries: 1.
Professional Resume Services
JUNE 19, 2013
It got me thinking about how salary means more than money: It can affect how others see you, and how you see yourself, like a dirty window on the world. One of the problems that can develop during a job search is a completely unrealistic idea of salary.
Evil HR Lady
JULY 30, 2015
American culture says that salary information is confidential; 43 percent of married couples couldn’t correctly name their spouse’s salary. We don’t talk about salaries with our friends and family, and we certainly don’t talk about them with our co-workers. Leaving a list of salaries on the copy machine is certainly a fireable offense in many companies. Erica Baker, a former Google employee, created a spreadsheet on which people could report their own salaries.
Professional Resume Services
MAY 2, 2013
Salary negotiation can be one of the most stressful parts of getting a new job. On the other hand, it can be nerve-wracking waiting to hear what your new salary will be. Do you accept the salary offer, negotiate it or reject it?
Evil HR Lady
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Some of your salaried employees are about to become hourly employees , and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. Starting on December 1, 2016, the minimum salary needed to qualify for a salary exemption will jump from $455 a week ($23,660 per year) to $913 per week ($47,476 per year). To read the sample letter click here: How to tell your salaried employees they are now hourly.
The Job Quest
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
Even though it signifies that you have been made an offer, people often choke when it comes time to talk specifically about salary. If you hem and haw, you’re not going to come off as confident in your rationale for why you deserve a raise or why you should earn a higher starting salary.
Resume Bear
JUNE 1, 2012
Here’s a list of unusual jobs and their often surprisingly high salaries. You know those jobs – the ones where you scratch your head and wonder if this is actually something that someone gets paid to do? Your second thought might be “How can I get a job like that?”
The Undercover Recruiter
MAY 31, 2016
In my career I can unequivocally say that the majority of declined job offers are as a result of something salary-related. However it has been my experience that salary is the number one. Candidate Salaries: Tackling the Taboo Topic. Recruiting candidate compensation Salary
Resume Bear
AUGUST 13, 2012
A new survey by Aon Hewitt reveals that salaries for U.S. companies, base pay increases for salaried exempt workers were 2.8 Salaries have inched upwards year-over-year since 2009 when pay increases reached an all-time low of 1.8 Salary Increases. Salaried Exempt.
Professional Resume Services
JANUARY 30, 2013
The salary question is one of the most dreaded of all interview questions. When the interviewer asks, “What are your salary requirements?, ” what he or she is really asking is whether or not you have a realistic salary expectation and if you are flexible about the amount.
The Undercover Recruiter
MARCH 2, 2015
A lot of us think about negotiating a salary increase, but not many of us muster up the courage to do so. However, if you find yourself in the situation where you are negotiating a new salary, you must […]. How to Negotiate a Salary Increase.
Resume Bear
MAY 24, 2012
While it’s hard to imagine that any student would actively seek a low-paying major, some students may weigh salary more heavily than others when deciding on a degree. Median starting salary: $54,800. Median starting salary: $44,700. Median starting salary: $58,300.
Professional Resume Services
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
The Job Search Resources page has a number of tools for your use, and the variety of salary calculators listed there will give you real help. Using a salary calculator to find the reasonable expectations for what your job should pay gives you the range of salaries you can expect for that job.
Sklover Working Wisdom
MARCH 13, 2013
ACTUAL “CASE HISTORIES ”: About 15 years ago, I interviewed a candidate for a position with my firm who simply refused to tell me the salary – or even the salary range – he was seeking. When I finally did offer him the job, it was at a salary lower than I would otherwise have offered him, because, it seemed to me, he just didn’t care. Should I say that the job is more important than the salary?”. These Four Smartest Responses to “What Salary Do You Seek?”
Careers Done Write
FEBRUARY 10, 2015
Lack of preparation is one of the biggest mistakes that job seekers make when negotiating salary. Even if you have the skill, rehearsing for a salary negotiation can be worth thousands of dollars in present and future income. career coach career development salary negotiations
Career Realism
JUNE 2, 2014
Consider these recent statements I received from job seeking clients regarding salary discussions: “He asked what salary range I wanted. I wasn’t expecting to discuss salary and hopefully I didn’t bomb that part.”. Or this one: “I HATE the salary history stuff!”.
Tim's Strategy
APRIL 26, 2013
In both my recruiting and my job search coaching, I’ve been hearing a lot of questions about salary negotiations lately so I’ve put together a little Q&A of common questions. First, though, let’s talk about the mindset of salary for your new job.
The Undercover Recruiter
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
Successful salary renegotiation is a complex, multistep process that takes some time. 5 Tips to Renegotiate Your Salary. Career Management Salary Career emails Meeting negotiation preparation renegotiating resume tips
Career Realism
FEBRUARY 5, 2014
One of the questions I am asked most frequently is, “How do I handle the recruiter’s question about salary requirements?” ” Related: Negotiate A Great Salary… Even In A Recession. Conversely, if you state a salary that is too low, you have left money on the table.
Blogging4jobs
JUNE 1, 2015
It seems that the most mysterious part of the hiring process is salary. How do you approach salary negotiation? When do you bring up salary? How to you navigate the seemingly endless number of salary negotiation tips from experts? 3 Salary Negotiation Tips.
Professional Resume Services
APRIL 30, 2013
Not only are their skills sets not utilized fully, their salaries and salary growth suffers as well. Once a person finds herself taking a salary offer that is half of what she used to make, it is then a struggle to regain ground and raise the salary back to where it used to be.
Career Realism
JUNE 5, 2014
But the question about salary is always raised. But the problem you encounter is this: you would like to ask for a salary that’s more than they are prepared to offer. Here are some tips for negotiating a higher salary when limited experience. Job Search negotiating salary
The Undercover Recruiter
JANUARY 7, 2015
PayScale have released a salary negotiation guide, a combination of the best pieces of salary negotiation advice and a survey that features over 31,000 US individuals feedback. The PayScale Salary […]. Why Happy Employees Earn Higher Salaries [STUDY].
Blogging4jobs
NOVEMBER 4, 2012
Negotiating and Requesting a Salary Increase. Personal topics and subjects like our annual salary are hard to see objectively because we are so personally affected by the matter. I have negotiated a lot of salaries either as an HR or Hiring Manager or as the employee myself.
Professional Resume Services
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Salary negotiations are always tricky. When the economy is poor that makes salary negotiation even more difficult; there may be several great candidates vying for the position. The worst part is that while this is going on you almost have the new job but not quite.
Hiring Technical People
DECEMBER 19, 2013
I often asked in the phone screen when I knew I wanted to bring someone in, “The typical salary for this job is this range: x- y. I read this post, Why I Did NOT Negotiate My Salary , and it resonated with me. The company bases the offer on the colleague’s current salary, not what the job is worth. On the other hand, don’t assume you can negotiate your way to some crazy-high salary either.
Resume Bear
FEBRUARY 19, 2013
Recent graduates with degrees in three liberal arts majors had average starting salaries that topped $40,000 in 2012, according to a report by the nonprofit National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). NACE’s January 2013 Salary Survey found that liberal arts and sciences/general studies ($43,100), history ($41,900) and English language and literature/letters ($40,200) were the top-paying liberal arts majors in 2012. Average Salaries by Discipline.
Blogging4jobs
JUNE 1, 2015
It seems that the most mysterious part of the hiring process is salary. How do you approach salary negotiation? When do you bring up salary? Should an employer list salary on a job posting? An article I recently read on The Ladders advises candidates to deflect if asked the salary question early in the process. I prefer being open about salary from the beginning because it encourages an honest relationship with a potential employee from the beginning.
Career Rocketeer
SEPTEMBER 16, 2014
Here’s a little secret you might not know: Employers hardly ever make their best offer first, and candidates who understand effective salary negotiation strategies generally earn more than those who don’t.
Evil HR Lady
APRIL 11, 2016
Here is a true story and a cautionary tale about an attempt to save some money on a salary. When she received the paperwork from HR, they detailed a salary that included a 10 percent raise. We’re changing your salary effective today.”
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