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Editor’s note: Salary expert Jack Chapman and Ladders want to help you negotiate the best deal you can. You can e-mail us your salary negotiation questions or situations or use #salaryQ to submit them via Twitter. Due to the volume of inquiries, we may not be able to respond to all questions submitted. Q: I’ve … Read More

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Salary Negotiation Tips: Going for the Max Jack Chapman

This week’s question — Will stretching an employer’s offer to the maximum hurt me in the long run? Editor’s note: Salary expert Jack Chapman and Ladders want to help you negotiate the best deal you can. You can e-mail us your salary negotiation questions or situations or use #salaryQ to submit them via Twitter. Due … Read More

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Ace the Interview by Communicating With Clarity, and Confidence Jayne Latz

Effective speech can be one of your most powerful business tools. How confident are you that you just aced the interview? Did the recruiter or interviewer ask you to repeat what you just said more than one time? Many people prepare for an interview by researching the company, buying a new suit and showing up … Read More

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Interview Preparation Wins Candidate Competitions Andrew Klappholz

When it’s time to interview, you’ll need more than attitude; do your homework to put yourself ahead of the pack. The “will to win” is overrated. If you think about it, who doesn’t have the will to win? What makes people successful — whether in sports competitions or job interviews — is what basketball Coach … Read More

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7 Interview Questions to Uncover Corporate Culture Scott Ginsberg

You won’t succeed if you think your co-workers are annoying. (Or vice versa.) So ask these questions upfront to uncover what’s really going on. You’re not the only person being interviewed. In fact, your perception of a company is equally as important as their perception of you. So after you answer all their behavioral interview … Read More

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What Do CEOs Look for in Interviews?Matthew Rothenberg

In a new book, Adam Bryant talks to more than 70 CEOs about what they want from new hires. Seventy CEOs walk into a room … Top executives are often the objects of wry humor and close scrutiny over their compensation and strategic fumbles as well as the financial performance of their companies. In his … Read More

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Salary Negotiation Tips: Thou Shalt Not Worry about Earthly Economy Jack Chapman

So you’re not negotiating with an economy, you are talking to a human being who’s trying to get ahead in his/her own career. Read More

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Salary Negotiation Tips: Thou Shalt Not Agree Jack Chapman

Consider what you might do instead. How about memorizing a one-word response that will work in every negotiating scenario? … Read More

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Salary Negotiation Tips: Know How Much Money You’re Worth Jack Chapman

Ask yourself, ”What range would the company have to pay to find someone like me?” The Ten Commandments of Salary Negotiation (Part 5): Salary expert Jack Chapman offers 10 lessons on salary negotiation in the vein of the Ten Commandments. Your skills and talents are worth something and you want to get paid the fair-market … Read More

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