Salary Negotiation | Salary Research
CareerJournal:
Salary and Hiring Info
A comprehensive site offering articles on negotiating, data on
employment trends, hot issues in the work and hiring world, information
about
stock options, regional news, and a salary calculator. Geared a little
more to the managerial level.
http://www.careerjournal.com/salaryhiring/
Salary Negotiation Guide
Advice from resume expert Susan Ireland
on salary negotiations. Particularly useful is her Salary Range Thinksheet,
which is a worksheet
that helps you figure out how much money you need to support your
lifestyle (you will find this under the "Preparing for Negotiations"
section).
http://www.susanireland.com/salaryguide/index.html
Quintessential
Careers: Salary Negotiation and Job Offer Tutorial
A step-by-step guide on handling all stages of the salary negotiation
process--from how to determine your market value to when to discuss
salary with a
potential
employer.
http://www.quintcareers.com/salary_negotiation_tutorial_map.html
Evaluating and Negotiating Job Offers
A
collection of links to articles on smart negotiating, negotiating
for women, negotiating relocation expenses and severance, and non-disclosure/non-compete
agreements.
http://www.rileyguide.com/offers.html
WAGE Project: How Do I Convince My Boss That I Deserve Better Wages?
The WAGE (Women Are Getting Even) Project provides practical
resources for women on asking for more
money through preparation, collaboration, and going to the top.
http://www.wageproject.org/content/get_even/step2.shtml
Evaluating the Job Offer: Salary Negotiation
A 12-page PDF document put out by the Career Development Center at
Stanford University with scripts for recent college graduates on
discussing salary in an interview, as well as sample follow-up
letters.
http://cardinalcareers.stanford.edu/guides/graphics/JSS/04-05%20Evaluating%20the%20Job%20Offer.pdf
Sample
Job-Search Letters
Sample letters for accepting or declining a job offer, or submitting
an official counter-proposal.
http://www.quintcareers.com/salary_counter_proposal.html
O*Net
The Occupational Information Network site put out by the U.S. Department
of Labor provides national and state wage and employment current
data and projections for hundreds of job titles. The data can be
ranked by state, metropolitan area, and occupation.
http://online.onetcenter.org
NACE Salary
Information
The National Association of Colleges and
Employers's JobWeb site is geared to new college graduates. It provides
data and rankings of top majors, employers, and jobs; starting
salaries for selected majors;
salary surveys, benefits information, and money management
advice.
http://www.jobweb.com/SalaryInfo/default.htm
The Riley Guide:
Salary Guides and Guidance
A collection of links to general salary surveys, government wage
surveys, occupation and location-specific surveys, cost-of-living
and relocation information, and
more.
http://www.rileyguide.com/salguides.html
Profession-Specific Salary Surveys
Links to over 300 online salary surveys in a broad range of fields,
put out by associations, nonprofit organizations, magazines, and
other research bodies.
http://jobstar.org/tools/salary/sal-prof.php
Salary.com
Salary.com features a free salary and cost-of-living
wizard that allow you to search
by job title, state, and zip code to find details on the median
salary
you can
expect as well as cost-of-living details
for different locations. (Note that this site also offers personalized
salary reports for a fee.)
http://www.salary.com/
Salary Expert
Free basic reports provide average salary data by general job title
and location. Data is available for both the United States and
internation locations. (Again, this site offers premium reports
for a fee.)
http://www.salaryexpert.com
Mediabistro
Salary Survey
Mediabistro conducted its first-ever salary poll in late 2004-early
2005 asking readers to submit their salary data for a wide variety
of media-related jobs. The survey is divided by region and industry.
http://www.mediabistro.com/salarysurvey/?c=mbenag
Gateway of Associations
Trade associations often publish original data
on the current
salaries and trends in that industry/profession.
The Gateway of Associations is a directory that can
help you locate the web sites of trade associations.
Once at a trade association web site, look for sections called "research,"
"resources," "publications," or "reports" for data freely available
on the web.
http://www.asaecenter.org/Directories/AssociationSearch.cfm
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