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Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/06B10798-8DEE-4CFC-85E6-A05F56A32351/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Perkalicious11/">Perkalicious11</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Good for anyone you might know graduating at the semester break coming up here! <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/10/how-to-negotiat.html" title="http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/10/how-to-negotiat.html">blogs.payscale.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2 class="subhead">Five simple starting salary rules:</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Rule #1) Postpone talking about starting salary until there's an offer on the table<BR />Rule #2) Let the other person name a figure first<BR />Rule #3) Repeat their starting salary offer and be quiet<BR />Rule #4) Share your researched starting salary range and establish your individual value<BR />Rule #5) Clinch the deal and deal some more</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2 class="subhead">Starting Salary Rule #1 - When to Discuss Starting Salary</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2 class="subhead">Starting Salary Rule #2 - Who Goes First</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2 class="subhead">Starting Salary Rule #3 – Repeat The Offer And Be Quiet</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2 class="subhead">Starting Salary Rule #4 - Share Your Researched Range and Establish Your Individual Value</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">when a company wants to buy your time and effort, remember it's a human being who makes the decision</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2 class="subhead">Starting Salary Rule #5 - Clinch the Deal and Deal Some More</H2></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/compensation/" rel="tag">compensation</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/employment/" rel="tag">employment</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/income/" rel="tag">income</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/office/" rel="tag">office</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/raise/" rel="tag">raise</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/salary/" rel="tag">salary</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/tips/" rel="tag">tips</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/work/" rel="tag">work</a></div>http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/10/how-to-negotiat.htmlThu, 15 Nov 2007 19:52:51 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/F4D5A01A-2836-48A0-BFC8-65A989533BF3/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Perkalicious11/">Perkalicious11</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/10/how-not-to-get-.html" title="http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/10/how-not-to-get-.html">blogs.payscale.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">You do your job and, as far as you're concerned, you do it well. But if your latest salary bump wasn't as big as you'd hoped, you might be committing one of the seven deadly salary sins. </div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Deadly Sin 1: Gossiping</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Got a hot piece of office gossip? You may want to keep it to yourself</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Deadly Sin 2: Obnoxious or profane comments</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Communication should always be emotionally neutral and well thought out</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Deadly Sin 3: Being disruptive</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Deadly Sin 4: Heavy drinking</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">There is no down time when you are with work colleagues</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">you are always in a glass house</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Deadly Sin 5: Sending angry emails</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Deadly Sin 6: Dressing like a slob</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">take cues from how someone senior to you dresses if you want to be considered for their level of responsibility</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">dress one step above your job level</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Deadly Sin 7: Bringing germs to work</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">If you are sick, stay home</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">people do notice whether you wash your hands in the bathroom and keep secret tallies among the group</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Think that you may be underpaid? <A href="http://www.payscale.com/">Compare your salary</A></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/salary/" rel="tag">salary</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/employment/" rel="tag">employment</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/office/" rel="tag">office</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/work/" rel="tag">work</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/compensation/" rel="tag">compensation</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/raise/" rel="tag">raise</a></div>http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/10/how-not-to-get-.htmlThu, 15 Nov 2007 19:45:49 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/B09355BD-AE71-41F9-84D3-236A8DE35435/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Perkalicious11/">Perkalicious11</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> the original link has a great chart on the percentage of a workers' income that comes from tips too. That's really interesting! (I thought many were on the low side.) <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/11/tipping-etiquet.html" title="http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/11/tipping-etiquet.html">blogs.payscale.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2 class="subhead">PayScale Salary Survey Tipping Data for 2007</H2></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">we pulled together a list of the most common jobs held by people who reported tips of $10 or more per week in 2007. Sure, $10 doesn’t seem like much - but it can add up to a lot of money. For instance, someone who makes $30,000 a year without tips, could make an additional $250 a month in tips or $3000 a year.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Tipping Guide - Who Gets Tipped:</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD valign="top" align="left"><STRONG>People involved in weddings and other events:</STRONG> Disc Jockeys, Catering Managers, Meeting & Convention Services Managers, and Musicians and Singers.</TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD valign="top" align="left"><STRONG>People who get us from point A to point B:</STRONG> Chauffeurs, Taxi Drivers, Boat Captains and Mates, and Corporate Jet Pilots.</TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD valign="top" align="left"><STRONG>People who make us pretty:</STRONG> Manicurists and Pedicurists, Cosmetologists, Estheticians and Hairstylists.</TD></tr></table></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>People who love your pets as much as you do:</STRONG></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>everyone else behind the scenes: </STRONG>Busboys/Girls, Restaurant and Bar Managers, Chefs, and Hosts, since your tip gets distributed amongst the entire team that helps you.</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><img src="http://clipmarks.com/image_cache/Perkalicious11/512/60221649-F95A-4F3F-AC9B-75C997424CD6.gif" alt="PayScale Salary Calculator" /><br /></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/tips/" rel="tag">tips</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/waitress/" rel="tag">waitress</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/waiter/" rel="tag">waiter</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/bartender/" rel="tag">bartender</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/service/" rel="tag">service</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/gratuity/" rel="tag">gratuity</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/salary/" rel="tag">salary</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/employment/" rel="tag">employment</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/work/" rel="tag">work</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/income/" rel="tag">income</a></div>http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/11/tipping-etiquet.htmlThu, 15 Nov 2007 19:30:56 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/A0E8C3D0-B559-42A4-BFAF-6EBAE5AC271C/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Perkalicious11/">Perkalicious11</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> a really helpful website <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/03/use_payscale_to.html" title="http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/03/use_payscale_to.html">blogs.payscale.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">If you’re ready to start earning more, here are six easy ways that you can use PayScale to your advantage</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><LI><STRONG>Know more than your manager knows.</STRONG> Maintain your PayScale Current Job Profile to find the typical value for your work in the marketplace.</LI></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><STRONG>Review Anonymous Profiles monthly.</STRONG> See real salaries for others with similar jobs and experience in your city</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><LI><STRONG>Manage your performance.</STRONG> As you gain experience and skills, update your PayScale Current Job Profile to get a sense of your new value.</LI></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><LI><STRONG>Read PayScale Advice from others in your industry or job.</STRONG> Or give advice about your specific job, industry or topics like <A href="http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Country=United_States/Advice/Work_Life">Work-Life Balance</A>, <A href="http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Country=United_States/Advice/Fair_Pay">Fair Pay</A>, <A href="http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Country=United_States/Advice/Higher_Pay">Negotiating Higher Pay</A>, <A href="http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Country=United_States/Advice/Fired">I Was Fired</A>, and more.</LI></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><LI><STRONG>Use PayScale data to make better decisions.</STRONG> Compare salaries for your job around the country and the world - and prepare for promotions and job offers.</LI></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><LI><STRONG>Learn how education can boost earning power.</STRONG> Use the <A href="http://www.payscale.com/research">PayScale Research Center</A> to see how education can affect your income.</LI></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/advice/" rel="tag">advice</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/compensation/" rel="tag">compensation</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/employment/" rel="tag">employment</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/lifestyle/" rel="tag">lifestyle</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/salary/" rel="tag">salary</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/tips/" rel="tag">tips</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/work/" rel="tag">work</a></div>http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/03/use_payscale_to.htmlMon, 01 Oct 2007 18:58:33 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/FD93973D-63D5-4A2E-9668-E5616BED2184/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Perkalicious11/">Perkalicious11</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> good to know <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://blogs.payscale.com/ask_dr_salary/2007/09/communication-r.html" title="http://blogs.payscale.com/ask_dr_salary/2007/09/communication-r.html">blogs.payscale.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">as money.cnn.com recently reported, it can be dicey for employees in the same office to share <A target="_blank" href="http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/19/magazines/moneymag/onthejob_april.moneymag/index.htm">information on salary and payment</A> among themselves. Salary information discussions can be a touchier subject than politics or religion</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">keeping <A target="_blank" href="http://positivesharing.com/2006/08/why-secret-salaries-are-a-baaaaaad-idea/">salary information lists</A> "secret" actually hurts more than it helps. He says that secret salaries breed distrust among employees</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>He also notes that secret salaries are often not that "secret," thanks to office chatter. Kjerulf suggests that if someone discovers they are being underpaid, they cannot tell their boss that they "know for sure," without admitting that they violated company rules by obtaining salary info.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">if companies pay their employees what they were worth, then there would not be a need to keep salaries a secret</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">companies cannot ban salary discussions between employees in the US</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Smart people listen, but don't talk about their own salary</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Only one person is the most productive worker for your company, and it likely isn't you :-)</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><A target="_blank" href="http://www.payscale.com/"><SPAN>full salary survey.</SPAN></A> </div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/work/" rel="tag">work</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/employment/" rel="tag">employment</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/salary/" rel="tag">salary</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/tips/" rel="tag">tips</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/compensation/" rel="tag">compensation</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/secret/" rel="tag">secret</a></div>http://blogs.payscale.com/ask_dr_salary/2007/09/communication-r.htmlMon, 01 Oct 2007 15:45:41 GMThttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/436F5F49-BA30-4FC9-BA40-13F486841001/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Perkalicious11/">Perkalicious11</a><br><b>clipper's remarks:</b> Wish I would have read this BEFORE college... <br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/08/bachelors-degre.html" title="http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/08/bachelors-degre.html">blogs.payscale.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">What's the value of a subject-specific bachelor's degree?</div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>That depends on the subject, experts say. In Holler's case, the PR degree paid off. She said it helped her get her current job as the marketing communications manager at Kettley, a financial technology firm, and the CEO told her as much. Other degrees, such as those in computer science or computer engineering, also equip students with specialized skill sets and lead to specific jobs and salary ranges, according to experts.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">For example, the median salary for someone with a computer science degree and less than one year of experience is $49,756, <A href="http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Degree=Computer_Science/Salary/by_Years_Experience">PayScale salary information shows</A></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><H2 class="subhead">What about jobs for people with an English degree?</H2> <P>Liberal arts degrees in disciplines like English or economics don't necessarily lead to the same types of careers</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>A bachelor's degree is a good idea no matter what the major, experts say, because earnings tend to rise as education levels increase. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">a degree helps its owner follow his or her passions.</div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/work/" rel="tag">work</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/employment/" rel="tag">employment</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/bachelor's+degrees/" rel="tag">bachelor's degrees</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/degrees/" rel="tag">degrees</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/salary/" rel="tag">salary</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/tips/" rel="tag">tips</a></div>http://blogs.payscale.com/content/2007/08/bachelors-degre.htmlMon, 01 Oct 2007 15:26:58 GMT