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How to Sidestep the Dreaded “Salary History” Box on Job Applications

How to Sidestep the Dreaded “Salary History” Box on Job Applications

If revealing your current salary is the most common mistake job seekers make when negotiating salary, then the dreaded "Salary History" box on job applications is public enemy #1. While navigating the dreaded box can be tricky, this blog post will help you sidestep the box and get paid the highest salary possible.

5 Tips to Productively Decline a Raise Request

5 Tips to Productively Decline a Raise Request

They're a fairly good worker, but frankly, they haven’t done anything extraordinary to deserve a boost to their own bottom line. You don’t want to offend them—or worse, lose them—by declining their raise request, but you can’t approve it either. Here's how to keep your employee motivated—and on the job—with these tips.

Understanding Raises and Promotions

Understanding Raises and Promotions

Preparing to ask for a raise or promotion? Here's a crash course on what to expect and how to strategize for the big talk.

How to Get Around Salary Boxes On an Online Job Application

How to Get Around Salary Boxes On an Online Job Application

Career Coach & Author Jack Chapman Tackles All of Your Salary and Negotiation Questions You know them, you hate them, but how do you beat them? All

Salary Negotiation: The 4 Levels of Counter Offers

Salary Negotiation: The 4 Levels of Counter Offers

How to Counter A Job Offer To Get A Higher Pay In the world of salary negotiation, there’s an important word that comes up quite often: Leverage. By

Why Do CEOs Make the Big Bucks?

Why Do CEOs Make the Big Bucks?

The most valuable employees deserve the highest pay. Chief executive officers (CEOs) get paid lots of money for being the top employees in the company.

10 Things You Should Negotiate Other Than Salary

10 Things You Should Negotiate Other Than Salary

Be Sure to Consider Your Entire Compensation Package When Negotiating Employer Won't Budge on Base Pay? Try Elsewhere You’ve gone through several rounds

8 Reasons You Should Take a Pay Cut

8 Reasons You Should Take a Pay Cut

Some Situations Present a Compelling Case for Taking Less Money Less Can Be More Just a few decades ago, the thought of taking a pay cut was preposterous.

How Do I Convert Salary to Hourly to Calculate a Part-Time Rate?

How Do I Convert Salary to Hourly to Calculate a Part-Time Rate?

When accepting a part-time position in an office and asked about salary requirements, what is the appropriate thing to say? How can you compare a part-time to a full-time salary?

How Bonuses Work

How Bonuses Work

Bonus programs reflect a company's definition of success, how that definition is measured, and the extent to which that measure is met. Bonuses are