by Barbara Safani | Dec 4, 2015 | salary negotiation
Mercer recently released their 2015/2016 U.S. Compensation Planning Survey, indicating a trend towards continuing to reward top performers and incentivize employees through recognition opportunities that are not only linked to base pay. The key findings of the survey...
by Barbara Safani | Feb 5, 2014 | salary negotiation
Recent reports regarding GM CEO Mary Barra’s salary suggested she was earning half what her male predecessor, Dan Akerson earned. And while the latest reports note that GM has clarified that when Barra’s total compensation of base pay, short-term, and...
by Barbara Safani | Jan 20, 2014 | salary negotiation
There’s been a lot of press about Yahoo COO Henrique de Castro getting fired by CEO Marissa Mayer after just one year in the job. Much of the press revolves around his $109M severance package because people are dumbfounded by how anyone could receive so much...
by Barbara Safani | Nov 22, 2013 | career research, salary negotiation
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...
by Barbara Safani | Oct 30, 2013 | salary negotiation
The Association of Executive Search Consultants and Blue Steps recently conducted a compensation survey of 778 of their executive members worldwide, including 53 percent from the Americas, 35 percent from EMEA and 12 percent from Asia Pacific. Some of the interesting...
by Barbara Safani | Apr 19, 2013 | career management, salary negotiation
Is your son or daughter currently in college or close to graduating? Good news. Salaries for recent grads are on the rise. The average starting salary for new college graduates earning bachelor’s degrees has increased 5.3 percent over last year, according to NACE’s...
