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First-Time Home Buyer Tips - Income and Mortgage Size
The first and biggest hurdle to buying your own home is money. Few buyers, if any, try to buy a home without financing because it just doesn't make sense. In addition to the relatively low price of credit in America, why would anyone pass … Read more...
First-Time Home Buyer Tips - Working with a Realtor
Ask anyone who's ever sold a home, and they'll tell you how seriously they took the process of selecting a real estate agent to represent them. It's likely they also took a proactive role in ensuring that the agent worked hard to market … Read more...
Skills that Boost your Pay and Skills that Boost your Workload
If you were asked to take on additional responsibilities, would you expect your paycheck to reflect the changes? Find out the difference between skills that boost your pay and skills that only boost your workload. Read more...
Should I Address Several Months of Contract Work on My Resume?
I have worked at a few short-term contract positions in the past few months after being laid off by my previous employer. How should I present this information on my resume? Is it possible to consolidate this experience into just one entry? … Read more...
Should I Disclose Salary Requirements?
What should I do when a prospective employer asks for salary requirements or salary history in the resume or cover letter? Read more...
May I Wait to Disclose Vital Statistics?
Sometimes, as I arrive at a prospective employer's office for a first interview, the receptionist hands me an application that must be filled out before the HR manager interviews me. This protocol seems to take the focus of the interview … Read more...
Why am I Paid Less Than the Salary Wizard Says I Should Be?
My title is Senior Web Editor at a growing Internet company in New Jersey. With a nearly exact match in responsibilities as indicated for this position in your Salary Wizard, my total compensation falls short of the median by $25,000. I … Read more...
Do I Have to Return My Signing Bonus?
I received a $5,000 signing bonus when I was hired by my company, with the promise that I would stay for one year. Now, six months later, I'm not doing the job I was hired to do and I might have the opportunity to take a new job that will … Read more...
How Should I Represent My Co-Op Position on My Resume?
I am working on my associate degree with a double major in purchasing/business management. I have been a co-op student with the same company in the procurement department for a year and a half, and have just finished my co-op requirement. I … Read more...
Why is My Base Pay So Much Lower Than the Former Sales Manager's?
I was hired by a software company at an entry-level sales position. I have a four-year degree and sales experience. I was brought on board at a salary of $27,000 per year, plus a monthly bonus. After my first week on the job, I was moved … Read more...
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