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10 Ways to Avoid Office Politics

How to Keep a Low Profile & Stay Out of Office Gutter Politics Office Politics? Proceed with Caution We recently ran an article about why …

6 Signs It’s a Good Time to Ask for a Raise

Everyone wants a raise. Everyone thinks they deserve a raise. But no one wants to ask for a raise. One can hardly blame people for …

How to Get Hired as a Loan Officer

It’s Not Easy, But You Can Make Big Bucks in the Mortgage Industry Each year, the news offers conflicting reports about the economy. It’s bad. …

Executive Compensation

It Starts with the CEO Chief executive officers (CEOs) get paid lots of money for being the top employees in the company. Why do they …

6 Tips for Negotiating Pay and Benefits

Tips for Salary Negotiation You just received that job offer and the salary isn’t exactly what you hoped for. But starting salaries depend on a …

6 More Odd Jobs That Pay Big Bucks

High-Paying Jobs You Might Not Have Ever Heard Of You do WHAT for a living?? A couple of years ago we combed through our vast …

7 Things to Do After Your Request for a Raise Gets Denied

If the true measure of a person is how they act in the face of adversity, then how you react when you get turned down …

3 Reasons Not to Negotiate Salary After Accepting an Offer

Sometimes It’s a Good Thing NOT to Negotiate Salary There Are Times to Play It Safe A common misconception about negotiation is that it is …

7 Personality Traits of a Great Boss

Does Your Boss Meet Our Criteria? What Makes for a Good Boss? Picking a boss, someone you can work with, trust and who can inspire, …

Negotiation Week

It’s time to start negotiating again. We know it’s not easy and we know it’s uncomfortable. Years of layoffs and a faltering economy made salary …

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