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A Raise in this Economy? Why not?

Ethan Oblonsky — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:06:23 +0000

So you’re excelling at your job, even in this tough economy and feel you deserve more money or a better title, or more people under you, or something of substance right!?!? Well for those of you who think it’s too scary to ask for a raise during these tough economic times, here’s an article from Annie Fisher of Fortune.com about how to ask for a raise, even if you wanted to tomorrow. I love this article because it’s about knowing when you deserve compensation for doing a great job. I personally believe in times like this, when someone is doing a great job with all these pressures on them, that it’s more deserving. Just make sure you have numbers or something you can show to upper management on why you deserve a raise. Here’s the article, thanks!

http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/11/news/economy/ask.for.raise.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2009061211

Seven Surprising Work From Home Salaries

Dave Rigotti — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:47:11 +0000

Yahoo! Education has an article today titled, “Seven Surprising Stay-Home Salaries,” which profiles 7 jobs that can be done at home. It’s worth a read.

The ability to work from home can be a great personal selling point when applying for a job, as companies are looking to decrease overhead to increase profitability.

Compare Company Salaries At Glassdoor.com

Dave Rigotti — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:45:21 +0000

Glassdoor.com is a career and workplace community where users can anonymously share reviews, ratings, and salary details about specific positions at a number of companies. The site seems to focus on tech companies, but their site says over 14,000 companies are listed. This service can be incredibly useful if your just starting your job search and looking for top companies to work for or if you’ve gotten an offer and want to compare it to other companies.

Here is a look at the salary breakdown of Accenture:

5 Salary Secrets Your Company Won’t Tell You

Dave Rigotti — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:51:56 +0000

The Yahoo! Hot Jobs blog has a great post today title “5 Salary Secrets Your Company Won’t Tell You.” I wouldn’t necessarily call them secrets, but are great to keep in mind. The 5 “secrets” are posted below, but check out their post for the full scoop and our post on how to negotiate a salary increase.

For most companies, 3.9% is the average budget increase for salaries.
Your employer (or future employer) may not know the current salary averages.
Most managers have a short memory.
Your manager probably has little influence over your salary.
Threatening to quit can result in a big wage increase (but it’s risky).

How to Negotiate a Salary

Guest Blogger — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:50:16 +0000

After the interview process it can be difficult for a potential employee to negotiate a salary, especially if they really need the job! Nobody wants to ask for too much and miss the job opportunity or ask for too little and sell themselves short. The following tips will help you negotiate a salary easily and to your liking.

Tip #1 Research Average Salary

THE first thing you need to do is research the average salary for the position you are applying for. There are many websites that allow you to search the title of the job as well as the city to get the average salary for that position in that city. This is a great tool so you know what average salaries are and what you could be making. This will give you some leverage.

Tip #2 Review Salary Range

Many companies include a salary range in their employment ad. If so, review this salary range and see how it compares to average salaries and to your past income. Always ask for more than you were making in your previous job, but within the salary range. If you have significant experience and skills you are bringing to the table then ask for the top end. If not, go mid to low. If you don’t know the salary range ask what it is before you respond to how much salary you require so you don’t go over or under.

Tip #3 Include Benefits and Perks

Remember when negotiating salary you should discuss benefits and perks. These are really part of your income and deserve your attention. Consider exchanging some benefits for more pay or else reducing your salary for options like telecommuting or a flexible work schedule.

This post was guest blogged by Laura Ruppert.