I recently interviewed for a Manager of Water Quality position at the company I work for. My resume met the qualifications and more. The interview went well (not just my opinion, but the interviewers’ as well). As you’ve probably guessed based on the title of this blog post, I received a call letting me know […]
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Many of us are so happy to get offered a job that we don’t consider properly negotiating the salary and benefits. If this is you, you are leaving money on the table. It is perfectly acceptable to negotiate a salary and benefits once you have received an offer. For you folks new to the job
For most people, their career is where they spend the majority of their waking hours. In addition, it generates the majority of their earned income over their lifetime.
Given this knowledge, why do so many people leave their career advancement up to chance?
If you’re serious about getting the most out of your career, you need to be intentional with how you approach your career advancement.
You can’t just wait for opportunity to arrive. You need to take measures to seek it out and be positioned to take advantage of it when you do find it.
If you want to take control of your career, here are 8 ways to be intentional about your career advancement.
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People make mistakes. Mistakes involving money are no different. However, money mistakes have the potential to make our lives much more difficult than they need to be. To help you identify and hopefully avoid these mistakes, I’ve compiled a list of 13 common money mistakes to avoid.
Like many of you, I was first introduced to the concepts of calculating your real hourly wage and trading your time (or life energy) for money in the book, Your Money or Your Life.
If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it. You should be able to find a copy at your local library. If you can’t find it, ask your librarian to request a transfer from a library in-network.
One of the main tenets of the book, is that we all have a finite amount of life energy. That life energy is equivalent to our time on this earth or, in other words, the time that we’re alive.
When we go to work to earn an income, we are essentially trading that time for the money we receive from working.
To get the most out of our time, we should strive to make the highest wage, right?
The short answer is yes, but it shouldn’t just be your highest hourly wage. It should be your highest real hourly wage.
Keep reading to learn more.
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Asking your supervisor for a pay raise can be a stressful situation, especially if you don’t know when you should ask your boss for a pay raise at work and how to ask your boss for a pay increase.
In fact, it feels so daunting for some people that they avoid it and just don’t do it altogether. They feel like they’re boss should be aware of their accomplishments and just offer a raise or promotion without provocation.
Unfortunately, this happens infrequently. Most bosses are very busy and have very little time to reflect on the accomplishments of their direct reports. They’re too busy worrying about the next goal, client, milestone, etc. that needs to be completed.
With this in mind, you need to be proactive and advocate for yourself at work. Learn when you should ask your boss for a pay raise at work to have a better chance of achieving the pay increase you covet and deserve.
