Salary Negotiation

This week's question — Can subjective perks be as important to a candidate as a higher salary?

This week's question — Is there a strategy to use to negotiate bonus compensation into salary?

Is there a way to  juggle an offer while waiting to interview with your dream company?

This week's question — Will stretching an employer's offer to the maximum hurt me in the long run?

Apply these 6 criteria to help you decide when the best alternative to a negotiated agreement isn't good enough.

If you're not at least a little embarrassed by the size of your first proposal for compensation, you're not negotiating right.

When you survey the salary landscape, seek the highest common ground.

Should you negotiate at all when the economy is slow and companies are feeling the pinch?

In some types of negotiations, purchasing a car for instance, ''playing it cool'' pays off. Not in a salary negotiation.

Make sure you’ll be welcome if you wind up back on their doorstep.