Almost all job seekers have been in situations where they realize after they accept a position that they could have asked for more. Yet many people are not comfortable negotiating their employment package because they fear they will be perceived as aggressive and will damage the relationship they h...
Want More Than the Average 2.9% Salary Increase in 2018? Here’s How
According to the 2017/2018 Mercer US Compensation Planning Survey, the average salary increase budget is expected to be 2.9% in 2018, remaining flat from 2017. So how can you be perceived as a top performer in 2018? Here are some tips. Document your accomplishments regularly throughout the year...
Navigating Tough Interview Questions About Executive Compensation
Remember when you were a kid playing Monopoly and you got to the point in the game where you needed to trade property or offer money in order to make a monopoly? You had to decide what you needed to do to stay in the game, and then you had to work cooperatively with the other players to make it happ...
Five Ways to Sink a Job Offer
After discussing the salary negotiation process with more than a thousand clients, I’ve found that many of them made mistakes in the past that we corrected during our coaching sessions so they could have better outcomes. Some negotiate too aggressively, damaging the relationship with the hi...
Average Pay Increase for 2014 Projected at 2.9 Percent
According to a recent compensation study by Mercer, the average projected merit increase for 2014 will be 2.9 percent, which is slightly higher than last year. As organizations look for enhanced ways to pay for performance, they are segmenting their workforce by high-performing as well as high-po...
How the Top Tech Companies Compare for Salary, Benefits, Job Satisfaction and More
Payscale recently released a survey of the top tech companies comparing leaders including Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google and others on salary, perks, job satisfaction and much more. Here are a few interesting findings: Most vacation time: Facebook (3.6 weeks) Highest median starting salary: Nvid...
The Skinny on Employee Compensation: It’s Getting Skinnier and What Does That Mean for Job Seekers?
Over the past few weeks I've been culling information from various compensation surveys, HR Magazine, and presentations by Mercer Consulting and ORC Worldwide to investigate compensation benchmarks for 2009 and trends for 2010. Here’s what I have learned and what I believe to be the implications...