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Salary Negotiation
Salary Negotiation and Job Offer Tools and Resources for Job-Seekers
What follows is a collection of the best and free job offer, salary information, and salary negotiation resources for job-seekers -- to help you obtain the salary you deserve.
QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS SALARY NEGOTIATION RESOURCES & TOOLS:
Frequently Asked Questions About Salary Negotiation:
The Complete Job Offer and Salary Negotiation FAQ for Job-Seekers -- expert answers to list of the 20 most
frequently asked questions from job-seekers about salary and job-offer negotiation.
The Quintessential
Careers Salary Negotiation Tutorial Quiz -- a great tool for testing your knowledge of
salary negotiation tactics. A combination quiz and tutorial that not only tests your knowledge,
but provides detailed information to give you deeper insights into the job offer process. Free.
Quintessential Careers Personal
Salary Report Wizard -- utilizing the power of Salary.com, get a free basic report showing national
average salaries for the job you are seeking, adjusted by location.
Salary Negotiation, Compensation,
and Job Offer Quiz -- feel confident that you can negotiate the best compensation package from
prospective employers? Test your skills.
Salary Negotiation Books --
find the best books in print for helping you negotiate your best job offer.
Job-Seeker Job-Acceptance Letter Template --
for putting your acceptance in writing to make sure you and employer are on the same page about the terms of the offer.
QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS SALARY NEGOTIATION ARTICLES:
Achieve the Job Offer
You Deserve by Avoiding These 10 Salary Negotiation Mistakes -- knowing salary negotiation tactics and
avoiding salary negotiation landmines are key to obtaining the job offer you deserve.
Job Offer Too Low? Use These Key Salary
Negotiation Techniques to Write a Counter Proposal Letter -- takes job-seekers through the key salary
negotiation strategies you should apply when attempting to negotiate your best job offer.
Responding to
Requests for Salary Requirements or Salary Histories: Strategies and Suggestions -- a great article for
dealing with requests for salary histories and/or salary requirements.
Salary Negotiation
Do's and Don'ts -- the basic rules job-seekers need to succeed at salary negotiation.
Top Myths and Realities of
Salary/Job Offer Negotiation -- receiving job offer is exciting for job-seekers, but also stressful due to
negotiating. Find top myths and realities of salary job offer negotiation.
Need help choosing between two or more job offers? Check out
Comparing Two or More Job Offers, or,
Comparing Two or More
Executive-Level Job Offers.
QUINTESSENTIAL CAREERS SALARY NEGOTIATION TIPS:
Critical Compensation Tips:
Key Salary Negotiation Advice -- a no-cost collection of tips and strategies related to salary negotiation
and compensation -- to help all job-seekers -- from entry-level to career-changers to executives.
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Please Note: If you are currently employed and looking for strategies to get promoted and/or
increase your salary/pay, please visit our Workplace
Resources for Job-Seekers.
Best Outside Salary Resources:
Job Search Intelligence -- a great
salary research tool for job-seekers, with a comprehensive set of questions to provide accurate
compensation data. (Currently offering information on 480 occupations, within 560 geographic regions.)
Sources include the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,
U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis,
and previous job-seekers. No cost to job-seekers.
PayScale
-- a salary assessment site that matches job-seekers job profiles with expected
compensation through comparisons to compensation packages of job-seekers with
similar skills and experiences -- rather than through comparing simple job titles
or zip code comparisons. Basic report is free, while more detailed reports
are fee-based.
Salary.com --
if you're looking for help in determining the value of a job offer or what you are worth on the
job market, then you need to come to this site where they have compiled a vast collection of
salary reports on virtually every occupation. Free.
SalaryExpert.com
-- a comprehensive salary site offering salaries, benefits, and cost-of-living information for
30,000 positions in more than 45,000 locations. Job-seekers can find accurate salary data -- the site
even shows its sources for the information. From Baker, Thomsen Associates Insurance Services, Inc.
Free to job-seekers.
SalaryList.com --
provides real person, real position, real job and associated real salary information for many
U.S. job titles -- by job, company, and state. The site is maintained by MacroKey Data Research
Group. No cost to job-seekers.
SalaryNegotiations.com -- a great resource from Jack Chapman, the author of one of the best
books on salary negotiation. Take the salary negotiation quiz and see if you know enough
about negotiating.
Other Salary Resources:
JobStar -- Salary Negotiation Strategies -- a nice collection of links (kind of like
this list) that offers tips and advice on salary negotiation.
Noel Smith-Wenkle Salary Negotiation Method -- offers some insights from headhunter
Noel Smith-Wenkle about how to properly negotiate salary offers.
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