Tag: salary expectations advice

Talent Tip #156: Five Tips for Discussing Salary During Your Job Hunt

September 19, 2023

Claire Kittle Dixon

Salary is a hot topic here at Talent Market (right up there with interviewing, dating, the Great Cat Versus Dog Debate, and the proper use of the word “bet”).

And that’s why I couldn’t believe our last comprehensive article about salary was more than 50 Talent Tips ago! I’m ashamed!

Let me make it up to our dear readers by providing 10 tips for discussing salary during your job hunt. You’ll get five this month and five…

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Talent Tip #60: Goldilocks and Salary: Getting it “Just Right”

September 15, 2014

Remember the fairy tale “Goldilocks and the Three Bears?” Our girl Goldi didn’t want the porridge too hot or too cold; she wanted it just right.

And so it goes with salaries and job applications. We don’t want to list a salary that is too high or too low; we want to list one that is just right.

A big thanks to my friend Alex in Kentucky who suggested this topic (which we started to address in last month’s e-newsletter).…

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Talent Tip #59: The Magic Formula Revealed: Determining the “Right Salary” for a Job Application

August 15, 2014

If there’s one topic everybody wants to know more about, it’s salary. (Well, that and where socks go when the dryer eats them.)

My friend Alex in Kentucky requested that I write a tip on handling salary when it comes to job applications.  He sums up the salary dilemma perfectly:

“Can you provide guidance on how to handle salary requirements on a job application? I don’t want to lose out if an organization is willing to pay more than the…

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