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Compensation

Unemployment and re-employment: Will I get back on track?

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 5 – 8 minutes A few days ago, a reader asked a question that many people are wrestling with – will I get back on track with an equivalent position and salary once the employment situation stabilizes? The reader outlines the scenario, so without further adieu: QUESTION: I wanted to ask a question [...]

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Twenty Ways to Recognize Your Employees

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes It seems so simple. Recognize people and results happen. Think about Pavlov's Theory of classical conditioning. Some of you may think I am going to the dogs, however, the behavioral point of view continues to play out every day. Our environment plays an important part in how we learn. [...]

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Changing jobs? Are you running away or going to it?

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes James is looking for another job. He is employed now and hates where he is working. I wrote about him here in this post. He works in a specialized field of technology. It looks like he might get an offer after interviewing with a company in Dayton, OH. His [...]

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Your pay may be limited by the pay structure, position or company philosophy: Part 3

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 6 – 9 minutes This is the last of our three part series on learning how to assess if your salary is too low. Part one of the series asks you to define what your job scope or duties are and to learn about how your company assesses a position’s relative worth. Knowing [...]

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You have to know the business to know about pay: Part 2

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 5 – 8 minutes The second part of our series (read part one here) about evaluating your pay means looking at the big picture. It is rare that a company picks a pay rate out of thin air. There are a number of factors to consider in creating a pay philosophy. The discussion [...]

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Think your salary is too low? Learn how to assess it. Part 1

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 4 – 7 minutes Fair compensation does not mean the highest in town. Think of fair as "about average". Successful companies make it a priority to create fair paying jobs to remain competitive. If they do not, they risk losing talented people to other organizations. Total compensation includes more than base pay. It [...]

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Evaluating a Job Change to Advance Pay

by Lynn Dessert

Reading time: 4 – 6 minutes Question: I work in a large high tech company where several of us have the same job description, but we don’t do the same work. My boss gives me all the difficult assignments and the others receive the more routine work. When I received my increase this year, I [...]

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