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Negotiating Salary for the First Time? Here’s What to Do
Seventy-five percent of people who ask for a raise get one, according to data gathered for PayScale’s newly updated Salary Negotiation Guide. But, only 43 percent of those surveyed had ever asked for...
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Think Beyond Telecommuting When Looking for Flexible Work
Image Credit: undrey/Getty Images Working from home isn’t for every worker — and even if it were, it might not be for every manager or every employer. Although 100 percent telecommuting roles remain...
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Not Sure Whether to Negotiate Salary? Here’s What You Need to Know
Good managers expect candidates and employees to negotiate salary. In an environment where a typical raise is 3 percent and the buying power of paychecks is 7.4 less than it was a decade ago, workers...
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Spotify to Obama: Have We Got the Job for You
Pete Souza via Wikimedia Commons Two days from now, President Barack Obama will be citizen Barack Obama — and out of a job. Although he’s likely to stay active in the Democratic party, Obama has joked...
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Are You Leaving Valuable Benefits on the Negotiating Table?
It’s natural to focus on money when we talk about salary negotiation. But benefits are part of compensation, too — and often pretty valuable ones. The right health insurance plan can save you cash both...
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PayScale’s VIP Blog Roundup: The Obamas Get a Resume Makeover
What do you have in common with the outgoing POTUS and FLOTUS? At some point in your life, you’ll probably make a big career change. Among other things, this will require a brand-new resume....
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Obama’s Last Warning: Automation Will Make ‘A Lot of Good, Middle-Class Jobs...
President Obama’s farewell address was largely a call to action, especially for those who were less than thrilled with the outcome of the election. But, as Claire Cain Miller notes at The Upshot, his...
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3 Things President Trump Could Do to Create Jobs
Shortly after Donald J. Trump took the oath and become the 45th President of the United States, Whitehouse.gov updated with the new POTUS’s policies. Trump ran on a promise to bring jobs back to...
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7 Ways ACA Repeal Will Affect You (Even If You Get Insurance Through Work)
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to opt out of requirements of the Affordable Care Act wherever possible. Whether this will create much immediate...
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What If You’re Too Scared to Negotiate Salary?
Fifty-seven percent of respondents to PayScale’s Salary Survey said that they’d never negotiated salary in their current field. Why? Because they’re scared, mostly. While only 8 percent reported being...
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The Downside of Telecommuting: More Work, Same Pay
Who wouldn’t want to work from home? In addition to giving you the freedom to work in your pajamas, telecommuting saves money and frustration, cutting out both the commute and dry-cleaning costs (to...
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PayScale’s VIP Blog Roundup: Why Your Employer Should Let You Bring Your Dog...
Miss your pooch while you’re working to bring home the bacon-flavored dog treats? Maybe the boss should let you take your dog to work. A number of companies are now encouraging employees to have their...
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Another Reason to Hate Your Open Office: It’s Damaging Your Memory
About 70 percent of offices in the United States have an open floor plan, according to the International Facility Management Association (cited by Forbes). The benefits to companies are easy to see:...
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Starbucks Pledges to Hire 10,000 Refugees in the Next 5 Years
Yesterday, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced that the coffee chain will hire 10,000 refugees in 75 countries around the world, starting in the U.S. In a letter to employees , Schultz addressed...
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100 Companies Offering Work-From-Home Jobs in 2017
Image Credit: SolStock/Getty Images Every January, FlexJobs compiles a list of the employers who offered the most remote jobs on the site during the previous year. The goal is to give job seekers who...
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ADP Jobs Report: Private Payrolls Added 246,000 Jobs in January
The private sector added 246,000 jobs last month, according to payrolls processor ADP. That far exceeded economists’ estimates, which ranged from 140,000 to 200,000 jobs, according to Reuters. Image...
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This Is the Single Best Time to Increase Your Salary
There’s no better time to get a big pay bump than when you’re just about to accept a new job. It’s not hard to figure out why: before you sign on the dotted line, you have a lot more power than you do...
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How to Escape Your Own Personal Career Groundhog Day
Punxsutawney Phil says it’s going to be another six weeks of winter, and if you heard that in Bill Murray’s voice, you are old. Just kidding, youthful Bill Murray superfans — you don’t need to have...
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The Real Women Behind ‘Hidden Figures’
Hidden Figures is a box office hit, grossing four times its budget in a little over a month of release. It’s also raking in awards and nominations, scoring two Golden Globes, a Screen Actors Guild...
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Jobs Report: Economy Added 227,000 Jobs in January, While Wages Slowed
Image Credit: brownpau/Flickr When it comes to this month’s Employment Situation Summary, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that employers added 227,000 jobs to public and private...
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