Tag: Salary

  • 3 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Employment Contract

    3 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Employment Contract

    I know: reading dense contracts full of legalese is no fun. If your employment contract is complex enough, you might want to get an outside lawyer to help you either take a closer look and/or negotiate it for you. (And the key word here is “outside” because if you use your new employer’s lawyer, at…

  • 5 Foolproof Ways To Upgrade Your Resume

    5 Foolproof Ways To Upgrade Your Resume

    It’s an important thing to keep your resume in tip-top shape, even if you’re not currently looking to make a change in your career. Follow these five easy ways to upgrade so that when the time comes, you’re ready (or if — eek! —you find yourself suddenly without a job and need to jump back…

  • 3 Things You Don’t Know About Your Income (But Should)

    3 Things You Don’t Know About Your Income (But Should)

    Money might not be so easy to earn, but it is easy to calculate. What comes in is your “income” (duh). But, as you’ve probably noticed from your pay stubs, the money you bring home isn’t the actual salary you signed up for. So here are three things to know NOW about how much money you’re actually making:…

  • A Woman’s Guide to Getting a Raise

    A Woman’s Guide to Getting a Raise

    A recent study showed that while 83% of millennial women agree that it’s important to negotiate salary and/or benefits package, only 41% negotiated any part! But when we (women) don’t take control of our own lives, we lose out-whether it’s lost money, opportunities, or dignity. Men are four times as likely to ask for a…