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How to Answer: “How Much Money Do You Want?”

How to Answer: “How Much Money Do You Want?”

By: Martin Yate, CPC

Ask for too much and you might not get an offer; ask for too little and you could be kicking yourself for years. Under-negotiating your salary today has an impact on your lifetime earnings, because all future raises will be based on a lower starting point.

Fortunately, the correct answer can be found with a little research and a simple negotiation strategy.

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April 2012: The 10 Best (and Worst) Cities for Finding a Job

By: CareerCast.com

Springing in to a new career was a challenge for most job seekers in April as hiring levels sank in most cities across the U.S. Only three cities saw an increase in hiring, including Louisville (+6%), Nashville (+3%), and Seattle (+3%). The cities that saw the greatest hiring losses in April were in the East, including Washington, D.C., which was the big loser with a drop of 8%, followed by Baltimore and Cleveland (-6%) and Hartford (-5%).

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April 2012: Hiring Activity Falls Sharply

By: CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index

After two months of positive employment gains, hiring across the U.S. fell hard in April, according to the CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index. Employment activity plunged 15.3-points last month to end at 101.3. The overall index didn’t fare well year-over-year either, with a 9-point drop from April 2011. Fortunately, employment activity has still come a long way since April 2009.

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Negotiation Quiz: Do You Have the Skills to Get What You Want?

Negotiation Quiz

By: Taunee Besson, CMF, CareerCast.com Senior Columnist

When you want a raise or promotion, a new computer system, a vacation during a very busy month, or a company-paid MBA, do you:

  1. Eagerly anticipate beginning the negotiation?
  2. Hate having to negotiate, but sum up your courage and do it anyway?
  3. Keep quiet, do your work and hope things will eventually take care of themselves?

Negotiating with your company is a difficult thing to do, and people react to the prospect of having to request things from their superiors with varying levels of enthusiasm. But regardless of whether or not you like negotiating, the key is to be sure that when you have to do it, you know how to do it well.

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How to Beat Workplace Bullies

Workplace Bullies

By: CareerCast.com

Do you have a sinking feeling that people are talking about you behind your back at work and making you look bad to your boss? If so, you are probably right. Workplace bullies are more common than people want to believe, and a majority of people experience workplace bullying firsthand at some point during their careers. You may be a victim of bullying and not even realize it.

In the workplace, bullies undermine your productivity, self-esteem and the integrity of the company. By keeping bullies in check, you can benefit your company as well as yourself. Learning how to deal with a bully in the workplace and understanding your options is important to find resolve. And if worse comes to worst, you can always pack your bags and find a new job

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March 2012: The 10 Best (and Worst) Cities for Finding a Job

Best Cities to Find a Job

By: CareerCast.com

The start of spring has heated up some job markets more quickly than others. Memphis (+14%), St. Louis (+13%) and Tampa (+12%) were the hiring activity winners for March with Los Angeles, Miami , San Diego , and Nashville all posting gains of +10% as well. Only three cities saw a loss in managerial hiring in March, Detroit (-7%), Milwaukee(-5%) and Cleveland (-3%), and all of them had had double-digit gains in February.

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