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Negotiating While Introverted: 3 Tips to Get the Salary You Deserve
First things first: introversion and shyness are not the same thing, although they sometimes occur in the same person. A true introvert, regardless of whether or not they’re also somewhat bashful, is a...
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Jobs Report: Wages Rise as Economy Adds 161,000 Jobs in October
The last jobs report from the Labor Department before the U.S. presidential election was a solid one, showing the addition of 161,000 jobs to non-farm payrolls and an unemployment rate ticking down to...
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PayScale’s VIP Blog Roundup: Team-Building Exercises That People Won’t Hate
If you’ve worked in an office environment for a few years, chances are you’ve had to participate in a team-building activity at some point. Whether you built a house out of Tinker Toys or did trust...
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Pre-Election Day Reminder: Talking About Politics at Work Is a Bad Idea
If you’ve made it this far and you still have any friends who disagree with you politically, you’re probably a person of admirable restraint. This has been a tough election cycle, to put it lightly. A...
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Americans Searching for Jobs in Canada Spiked 58 Percent in 2016
Image Credit: Pixabay/Pexels “If [my candidate] loses, I’m moving to Canada.” Chances are, someone has said this within your earshot over the past few weeks. That’s become pretty standard for the last...
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Can You Leave Work to Vote?
The U.S. has relatively low voter turnout compared to other developed nations, in part perhaps because we make it pretty hard to vote. Instead of holding elections on the weekend, or declaring a...
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How to Get Stuff Done When You’re Distracted for Some Reason
If you’re reading this on November 8, 2016 and you’re in the United States, it’s possible that you’re not at your best today. This is true no matter which candidate you support. Heck, if you work with...
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5 Salary Negotiation Stories That Prove It’s Always Worth It to Ask
If you’ve never tried to negotiate a raise, you’re not alone: according to PayScale’s Salary Negotiation Guide, 57 percent of workers say they’ve never asked for more money in their current field. On...
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These 5 Cities Had the Highest Median Wage Growth, 2005-2015
Recently, Headlight Data released a report examining median wage growth in major metro areas over the past decade, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data and adjusted for inflation. In that time,...
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PayScale’s VIP Blog Roundup: A Reminder About the Power of Empathy in Leadership
Empathy is a leadership quality that doesn’t get as much attention as, say, confidence or integrity. Nonetheless, it’s an essential component of emotional intelligence, and something every leader needs...
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4 Job Resources for Veterans
When asked why employers should hire veterans, the president of VetJobs, a jobs site for former service members and their families, once said: Image Credit: Unsplash/Pexels “How many of the vice...
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10 Salary Negotiation Quotes That Will Inspire You to Ask for a Raise
Review time is coming up, and while raises aren’t expected to amaze anyone next year, it’s almost always worth it to make your case for more money. Data gathered for PayScale’s Salary Negotiation Guide...
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4 States Voted to Increase Minimum Wage to $12 Per Hour or More
Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Maine, and Washington approved minimum wage hikes that begin next year and phase in gradually over the course of the next three years. The increase will raise the minimum...
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5 Things to Do Right Now to Prepare for Your Performance Review
At many companies, the end of year is performance review time. If that’s the case at your organization, you might feel a little nervous, even if you’ve hit all your goals and have a generally good...
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5 Jobs That Let You Set Your Own Hours
Jobs with flexible schedules offer some obvious work-life balance benefits. They might allow you to work at home in your jammies, or work part-time and have more of a life outside of work, or they...
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Walmart Discourages Workers From Downloading Labor Group’s App
Walmart Stores, Inc. recently told its managers to discourage workers from downloading an app made by OUR Walmart, a labor group that advocates for higher pay, according to The Wall Street Journal....
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In Sweden, a Mansplaining Hotline for Working Women
Does your office have an unofficial Mansplainer-in-Chief? If so — and if you work in Sweden — there’s now a temporary hotline for that. Image Credit: negativespace.co/Pexels Sweden’s largest trade...
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PayScale’s VIP Blog Roundup: How to Become a LinkedIn All-Star
Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re on LinkedIn. The most widely used social network with a professional focus, LinkedIn had 467 million members last quarter. But just having a LinkedIn account...
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After the Election, a Tough Job for Managers: Keep Politics From Derailing Work
If you’ve been on social media lately, you know that emotions are running unusually high right now: some people are very, very happy, while others are having one of the toughest weeks of their lives....
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5 Ways to Fall in Love With Your Job Again
How long will you stay at your job? Probably not that long. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employee Tenure Survey, the median amount of time employees stay on the job is 4.2 years. That...
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