How to Negotiate an Offer With More Confidence

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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

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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

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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...

How to Get More Than the Average 2.9% Salary Increase in 2017

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According to the 2016/2017 Mercer US Compensation Planning Survey, the average salary increase budget is expected to be 2.9% in 2017, up slightly from the average increase budget of 2.8% in 2016. So how can you be perceived as a top performer in 2016? Here are some tips. Document your accomplishme...

Average Pay Increase for 2014 Projected at 2.9 Percent

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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...

Career Solvers Twitter Roundup

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When I want to get an important piece of job search information out to my readers quickly, I often write a mini blog post on the microblog Twitter. I've culled my top ten tweets over recent months and posted them below. If you want to read all my posts on Twitter you can find them here or set up...