From time to time we sit around with the editors from our sibling sites Above the Law, Dealbreaker, and Going Concern to share ideas about what our readers are into and how different types of stories ...Read More Blogged by Abby Gardner on 13-Oct-09
A California law prohibits the state from linking student data to individual teachers “for the purposes of pay, promotion, sanction, or personnel evaluation.” State Superintendent Jack O ...Read More Blogged by Katy Murphy on 10-Aug-09
2009 IT Salary Survey - Mid Year Data. Are you paying too much or too little to your information technology staff? Are you earning what you're worth? Whether employer or employee, it is ...Read More Blogged by rss@ejobdescription.com on 21-Jun-09
The survey question below from the article, in italics, is slanted to elicit an answer in the affirmative to the trigger word “right.” Of course, people always want their “rights.” Who does not ...Read More Blogged by Mark J. Perry on 12-Feb-09
Even a leading Houston-based engineering/procurement/construction (EPC) firm such as Mustang Engineering recently reported a backlog of oil and natural gas projects around the world and is actively lo ...Read More Blogged by Kevin on 12-Nov-08
As an experiment, I went to my local Home Depot and asked whether it was hiring extra workers for Christmas. The guy I spoke to said they had pretty much hired their extra-help already, and sti ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 12-Nov-08
The 2008 SLA Annual Salary Survey and Workplace Study is now available for purchase; a summary of results is available on this page. The selected results from the SLA Europe members will be ava ...Read More Blogged by clw on 07-Nov-08
So the company has been hiring a 50/50 mixture of technical people who write software and build infrastructure and people for departments including business development, sales, marketing, finan ...Read More Blogged by Meridith Levinson on 23-Oct-08
(Economy News and Information) Private sector salaries in the Gulf region increased at an average rate of 114 over the last year according to figures released today by GulfTalentcom the Middle ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 13-Oct-08
The shift from a compensation program consisting of salary only to a combination of salary (fixed pay component) and bonuses (variable pay component) is due to the recognition by many or ...Read More Blogged by Widhi Setyo Kusumo on 25-Sep-08
Executives expect that their base salary will be commensurate with their experience. The base salary for a position is predicated on the market value and takes into consideration the hie ...Read More Blogged by Widhi Setyo Kusumo on 25-Sep-08
At Cleveland-based Lincoln Electric, a manufacturer of welding equipment, employees are paid a salary plus annual bonus based not on how well or how hard they work but on how much work they do ...Read More Blogged by Widhi Setyo Kusumo on 23-Sep-08
Boeing has a history of rocky labor relations with its unionized workers, who struck three years ago for 28 days. The contract that ended that strike did not include many of the provisio ...Read More Blogged by Timesc on 08-Sep-08
Growth Of Web Design Salary. Salary levels depend on experience, education, and location. Also, most companies prefer to keep web designers nearby instead of having them work in a remote ...Read More Blogged by Steve Walters on 26-Aug-08
Chase Norlin–CEO at video search engine Pixsy, who has served as senior business development executive at ValueClick–worked at an early YouTube-like startup, ShareYourWorld, founded in 1998. No ...Read More Blogged by admin on 21-Jul-08
Do not put too high a price tag on yourself without providing supports to justify the salary figure, such as previous salary history or indicators of performance. Never fail to compile ...Read More Blogged by JOTHIKARTHIKEYAN on 12-Jul-08
Include Salary History. You see the instructions on employment ads or initial email feedback from the Human Resources department of the company to which you've applied. Sometimes the request is paired ...Read More Blogged by Kelli Smith on 12-Jul-08
Nor is it good practice to attempt to justify a lower salary by citing the costs of acquiring the candidate (ie training costs, training curve, relocation costs, headhunter fees, etc.), even th ...Read More Blogged by Frank Rivelli on 11-Jul-08
Well, yeah, I guess so – because according to a survey by Salary.com those cities are among the top 5 for generating personal wealth … while San Francisco ranks near the bottom. Specific ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 09-Jul-08
To perform the job interview salary negotiation dance steps, you must have a good sense of balance. Knowing your value and your worth will help you feel more confident about staying in step du ...Read More Blogged by Nina on 04-Jul-08
The ZDNet Asia IT Salary Benchmark Survey 2008 revealed that IT employees in the Philippines earned an average annual salary of US$12425 (500736 peso). This wage level, high by na ...Read More Blogged by Geoff on 03-Jul-08
The latest edition of Pennwell’s Dental Assisting Digest features a salary survey for dental assistants. Are you paying a comparable amount of sick days? Salary? How many offices pay bon ...Read More Blogged by teresaduncan on 01-Jul-08
And most Leading Edge Schools use the local district salary schedules, even when not required, such as for charter schools, and even though their teachers work many more hours per year. [...] A ...Read More Blogged by noreply@blogger.com (Tom Hoffman) on 17-Jun-08
I’ve seen the future: according to new research from a survey of 3300 people, women’s salaries plateau at £35k once they reach 35 years of age – many women then begin to earn less as they get o ...Read More Blogged by admin on 16-Jun-08
Basically, a forensic nurse’s salary starts from $26 for an hour but relative to the experience, it may also reach to $100. Obviously, the mentioned rates are typically higher than the n ...Read More Blogged by roychong on 14-Jun-08
Registration and access to all employee reviews and salary details on Glassdoor is free to anyone provided they first contribute a review and/or salary survey for their current employer ...Read More Blogged by Charles Knight on 11-Jun-08
About The IIAEstablished in 1941, The Institute of Internal Auditors is an international professional association with members in 165 countries and global headquarters in Altamonte Springs, Fla., U ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 08-Apr-08
The latest salary survey from search firm Napier Scott suggests Asian MDs now earn more than anyone else. And equity derivatives pay better than credit. ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 31-Mar-08
Every year the AIGA and Aquent put out a salary survey. I participated in the questionnaire this year, I assume I was one of the surveys that was counted. The survey itself has some issu ...Read More Blogged by JJeffryes on 31-Mar-08
Tech support salaries rose significantly across the board during 2007, according to the latest annual salary survey conducted by the Association of Support Professionals (ASP). The ASP's 13th a ...Read More Blogged by CRMindustry.com on 20-Mar-08
Real in this case means data based upon actual starting salaries for IT professionals we placed, and salary ranges our clients provided for positions we worked to staff. We noticed an increase ...Read More Blogged by Ray Davey on 14-Mar-08
Having successfully completed an in-house search marketers' salary survey in the fall (with results in January), SEMPO, the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization, is conducting an o ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 29-Feb-08
[NOTE: A separate, optional MIT Business School survey on entrepreneurship in the game industry is available to fill out at the end of this year's Salary Survey - results will also be ma ...Read More Blogged by editors@gamesetwatch.com (Simon Carless) on 28-Feb-08
Hey! Make sure you take the Salary Survey on Gamasutra.com. The results are super useful for tracking the growth of the industry, as well as your place in it. ...Read More Blogged by jane on 28-Feb-08
Engineering services and accounting firms are among the employers showing the most interest in this years crop of new college graduates, according to the Winter 2008 issue of Salary Survey, a q ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 27-Feb-08
Given the barriers which prevent most people from becoming technology analysts - the need for extensive technical knowledge and the ability to think logically :-) - demand could exceed supply, ...Read More Blogged by Dr. Al Lee, PhD on 20-Feb-08
...That is what is being offered by a town in Alberta province in Canada to attract General Practitioner Physicians as mentioned in a Feb 2008 letter by a Doctor Recruiting Committee in Clearwater, Br ...Read More Blogged by Digitaldoc, MD on 19-Feb-08
D'Amico of TAFT in Austin said teacher pay has to be raised before talking about incentives. In 2006-07, the average annual teacher salary in Texas was $45971 and the national ave ...Read More Blogged by Kale on 18-Feb-08
Participate in the 2008 Chemical Processing Job Satisfaction and Salary survey and earn the chance to win a 80GB iPod Classic. Simply use the link to provide your opinions and observations abou ...Read More Blogged by Chemical Processing on 15-Feb-08
IndustryWeek's exclusive 2008 salary survey reveals that the average salary for manufacturing management is $105581. ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 14-Feb-08
They state:. Librarians these days must be high-tech information sleuths, helping researchers plumb the oceans of information available in books and digital records. The report also quot ...Read More Blogged by Borrower on 14-Feb-08
In a post earlier this week, we spoke with Paul Gavejian of Total Compensation Solutions (TCS) about some interesting trends in formal bonus/incentive compensation plans among nonprofits ...Read More Blogged by Ann Bares on 07-Feb-08
SEOmoz has recently announced the launch of their SEO Industry Survey. At the begining of January, SEMPO had released the results of its In-House Search Marketing (SEM) ... ...Read More Blogged by sesakebon on 05-Feb-08
(Teacher salary schedules are matters of public record and if you want to see for yourself, simply ask your public school district for a copy of their salary schedules, which are adopted ...Read More Blogged by K-Pac II on 05-Feb-08
... with 5-7 years’ experience, according to a new survey from the Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO). SEMPO announced the top-line findings from its first-ever Read More Blogged by unknown on 14-Jan-08
The Search Engine Marketing Professional Organization (SEMPO), http://www.sempo.org/, today announced top line findings from its first-ever survey of in-house SEM job salary compensatio ...Read More Blogged by Manoj Jasra on 10-Jan-08
Pay for Ohio teachers ranks seventh in the United States, an analysis by Education Week magazine says. The magazine compared educators' salaries with those of comparable professionals. ...Read More Blogged by Edith Starzyk on 10-Jan-08
One of the best read articles on Bizcommunity.com every year is the Ad Talent Salary Survey into salaries in the media, marketing and advertising industry. Bizcommunity.com carries the results ...Read More Blogged by Louise Marsland on 07-Jan-08
What are the best times to touch base with a recruiter? Bishop recommends that job seekers:. Share changes in your resume or employment status; Share changes in your contact information; ...Read More Blogged by Rusty Weston on 07-Jan-08
But, did you realize that some employers use the Internet to search for more information about job candidates? This doesn’t mean they are searching for reasons against hiring them. Howe ...Read More Blogged by Shannon on 07-Jan-08
Well known blogger Robert Scoble/Scobleizer was kicked off Facebook yesterday. According to Scoble's blog he was using an alpha version of Plaxo Pulse. Well I don't have the latest versi ...Read More Blogged by Jim on 04-Jan-08
To answer this question I conducted a salary survey a few months back. In this post I am going to post the result of that survey. I would like to thank all of you who participated in thi ...Read More Blogged by Anil Batra on 02-Jan-08
I'm interested in learning how companies manage employee recognition programs (other than bonus and incentive pay) in terms of allocating budgeted dollars. Does your company provide budgeted dollars a ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 30-Dec-07
The candidate has several years of experience and is highly qualified... what salary range would be suitable? The job functions revolve around managing advertiser accounts and growing current b ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 28-Dec-07
Another top story for 2007 (especially the second half of the year) is the tightening up of approval rates by various merchant cash advance companies. It's not secret that if you are going to ...Read More Blogged by David Goldin on 16-Dec-07
US-based GBR Group, an IT consulting company, has launched IndiaSalaries.com to provide salary comparison information to Indian professionals. According to the company, users of the website can ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 13-Dec-07
More employers in cities around the country are offering tax-free commuter benefits to recruit and retain talent. These benefits typically enable employees to reduce their taxable income ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 13-Dec-07
A: When I’m actually working, I start by reading Marketing Pilgrim. Read the Internet-marketing-newsy emails/digests, knock out all the stories in my feed reader. Find the best stories that hav ...Read More Blogged by Li Evans on 13-Dec-07
Despite the value of education to Americans, the National Education Association published figures today showing that investments in America’s public schools remain stagnant, as the average increase in ...Read More Blogged by Shirl Kennedy on 12-Dec-07
Hiring people with a greater focus on their intrinsic abilities will create a stronger work force that is better able to adapt to change. This will help your company avoid the short-term progra ...Read More Blogged by Scott Westfall on 12-Dec-07
I work as a Researcher in the Recruitment Industry, and would soon like to be promoted into a full Recruitment Consultant. Prior to that though, I'd like to know what the greatest challenges faced by ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 02-Dec-07
Joe Paterno's salary as Penn State's coach is $512664, which is relatively modest among his peers… Read. Read Comments. ...Read More Blogged by New York Times on 30-Nov-07
“Productivity is the economy’s best defense against inflation and recession,” the reporter went on, “and that’s because wages are the most important cost to companies, and most of our wages< ...Read More Blogged by editor@atlanticfreepress.com (Chris Cook) on 22-Nov-07
Mumbai: India has slipped to the second position in terms of average salary hike annually, from the period beginning January 2007, according to the 8th annual Asia-Pacific Salary Increas ...Read More Blogged by bpo on 21-Nov-07
Starting salaries for LPNs can vary, as with any other field; however, the average salary for LPNs is around $34000 annually. To learn more about the online LPN nurs ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 21-Nov-07
This is the club for those who don't go to a top ten law school. You get the boring work and the moral difficulty of the corporate serf, with the terrible salary of the do-gooder, becaus ...Read More Blogged by Paul Gowder on 16-Nov-07
IT salaries are rising, slowly, according to Computerworld's annual salary survey. The report found that salaries have gone up by about 3.7 percent in 2007. The one good thing you can say alway ...Read More Blogged by admin on 15-Nov-07
I’ll believe it when I see it if The Governator settles the strike. Given Schwarzenegger’s past attitudes towards writers (saying to hell with them when he was an actor), his recent comm ...Read More Blogged by Ms Interpreted on 13-Nov-07
It's that bustling, shuffling mass we like to call tourists, and with 27 theaters currently dark thanks to a stagehand strike, the tourism machine may be poised to shudder and stop. “The str ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 13-Nov-07
Despite the ongoing Writers Guild strike, Ellen Degeneres is presently taping new episodes of her morning talk show every single day. With Letterman, Leno, Conan, Kimmel, Jon Stewart, an ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 13-Nov-07
When the networks run out of new shows and they air repeats the writers will be paid residuals. The lowest paid writer in television makes roughly twice the salary than the below ...Read More Blogged by Shane on 10-Nov-07
This year they have also launched the Heywood OnSite Salary Survey (covering inhouse, onsite and RPO markets). The reports can be downloaded from here: Heywood Search - exec search and interim ...Read More Blogged by Louise Triance on 08-Nov-07
The best way to give people a sense of where they stand is to lay out some data. Every three years the Federal Reserve Board conducts a national survey that tracks the financial health of American hou ...Read More Blogged by The Huffington Post News Editors on 06-Nov-07
The IT Salary Guide lists salaries for many tech positions, including pay levels for various US regions. Plus: salary incentives for specialty IT skill sets. ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 03-Nov-07
“The salaries that law firms choose to pay their junior associates are none of our concern,” writes Miguel Rivera Sr., associate general counsel for the retail chain. But, he continues, “Based ...Read More Blogged by Nathan Koppel on 02-Nov-07
Just as I learned there are rules about wearing makeup in public, there are also rules about negotiating for your salary during a job interview. And these rules will loom large in terms of you ...Read More Blogged by workmashbob on 02-Nov-07
Players’ chief Gordon Taylor has defended top football stars’ pay after Sports Minister Gerry Sutcliffe said John Terry’s salary was “obscene”. Sutcliffe said “people in the stree ...Read More Blogged by Ria on 02-Nov-07
The 2007 American Association of Law Libraries 2007 Salary Survey is now available online to AALL members. In addition to statistical tables summarizing salary data by position for each ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 01-Nov-07
Maybe it’s time to realize that HR can do more than just sit there, especially considering the Top Trends Changing the Face of HR. HR can set the table by fostering a talent minds ...Read More Blogged by Alice Snell on 01-Nov-07
More and more companies are outsourcing their human resources operations. While this may have been difficult in the past, thanks to an ever growing number of HR software solutions, thing ...Read More Blogged by chris on 01-Nov-07
Earlier this week the Fourth Circuit handed down a WARN Act decision in favor of the employer. The case is Long v. Dunlop Sports Group Americas, Inc. The WARN Act requires that certain e ...Read More Blogged by Sean Andrussier on 01-Nov-07
Regarding BLAUGI post - The 6th Annual AUGI Salary Survey needs *your* input! [SNIP] The survey runs until October 31st, so please take 5 minutes out of your day and make your anonymous ...Read More Blogged by Mike Perry on 31-Oct-07
Here’s how to put keyword optimization to work getting your resume discovered. Use “preferable” terms. This one comes from Pinny Cohen. Recruiters and HR people are bound to search on th ...Read More Blogged by Dian Schaffhauser on 30-Oct-07
That's where the Shareholder Vote on Executive Compensation Act comes in. This legislation allows shareholders to vote on executive pay beginning in 2009. All companies that are publicly ...Read More Blogged by Corinne Ramey on 30-Oct-07
In the greater scheme of things and for the time being, engineers--especially in North America--have it pretty good, at least according to their replies to the EE Times Annual Salary and Opini ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 29-Oct-07
In the greater scheme of things and for the time being, engineers--especially in North America--have it pretty good, at least according to their replies to the EE Times Annual Salary ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 29-Oct-07
I would like to talk about a far more serious threat investors face Executive Compensation. First let me set the record straight. I am a Hedge Fund Manager so by definition I am a capitalist. I ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 29-Oct-07
Marketing graduates, for example, saw their average initial salary offer increase by 10.3 percent this year, according to NACE. Salaries offered to liberal arts grads on the other hand increase ...Read More Blogged by admin on 27-Oct-07
Case in point: I announced to the company that we were going to be doing layoffs at 11AM on Tuesday. By 11:20AM, people were IMing and emailing with past employees. People we hadn't even heard ...Read More Blogged by asack on 27-Oct-07
The Autodesk User's Group International is running it's Annual CAD/Design Salary Survey right now. The information gathered will be printed in the January/February issue of the free bi-monthly ...Read More Blogged by Melanie (Stone) Perry on 26-Oct-07
Reports from large homebuilders like Centex indicate that large scale job layoffs have recently occurred. The 40 percent workforce reduction reported now seems consistent with the housing start ...Read More Blogged by Eora on 26-Oct-07
Reports from large homebuilders like Centex indicate that large scale job layoffs have recently occurred. The 40 percent workforce reduction reported now seems consistent with the housing start ...Read More Blogged by Eora on 26-Oct-07
Human resources professionals need to be involved immediately in the practical development of the workplace diplomas set to replace A-levels, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Developmen ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 25-Oct-07
Patrick O'Meara, corporate finance specialist in the AFL-CIO Office of Investment, updates us on the effort by Verizon shareholders to hold the company accountable for its excessive executive comp ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 25-Oct-07
Don't gauge your present worth on your last salary. The market may have changed; people with your skills could be in oversupply. Do a quick salary survey to determine realistically what ...Read More Blogged by Janice Worthington, MA, CPRW, JCTC, CEIP on 24-Oct-07
After a proposed contract providing annual salary increases averaging 5 percent was rejected in March, representatives of the school district and the union revised the agreement. A Superior Cou ...Read More Blogged by Salem Editor on 24-Oct-07
But when you want powerful salary data and comparisons customized for your exact position, be sure to build a complete profile by taking PayScale's full salary survey. Anarchy Championsh ...Read More Blogged by Salary Stories on 23-Oct-07
Fully 66% of executives think executive compensation is too high? C'mon now, is there really such a thing as a house that's too big, or too many homes? Is there such a thing as owning a boat that's to ...Read More Blogged by Robert Salomon on 23-Oct-07
Material provided by: AllBusiness.com | Buyer Zone | Entrepreneur.com | Franchise Solutions | Salary.com | Smart Online. SMALLBIZ BUSINESS DIRECTORY. Need Help? Find experts in your area in:. A ...Read More Blogged by MUHAMMED SALIH.S on 18-Oct-07
Dilbert’s Theorem on Salary states that engineers and scientists never earn as much salary as business executives ,salespeople ...Read More Blogged by jaslam on 17-Oct-07
SEMPO (Search Engine Marketing Professional) is alunchin first ever salary survey of search engine marketin professionals. The survey is open to all in-house Search Engine Marketin pro ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 16-Oct-07
SEMPO (Search Engine Marketing Professional) is alunchin first ever salary survey of search engine marketin professionals. The survey is open to all in-house Search Engine Marketin pro ...Read More Blogged by unknown on 16-Oct-07
... latter using data on the number of continuing full-time faculty members at an institution each year that the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) collects (but does not publ ...Read More Blogged by Ronald G. Ehrenberg on 16-Oct-07
Can anyone tell me what the average starting salary is for the new LPN graduates in Phoenix? I know that most hospitals do not hire LPNs and they usually work in nursing homes and ...Read More Blogged by Glina on 15-Oct-07
The current survey, which contains data from 2006, updates AMWA’s previous salary survey reported in 2004. The slide presentation will be available on Monday at the AMWA website in the m ...Read More Blogged by Emma on 12-Oct-07
... US teacher salaries are near the bottom of 30 developed countries even though primary-level teachers log on average of 1080 hours annually compared to an average 803 in other countri ...Read More Blogged by Lesley Farmer on 27-Sep-07
Antony Pranata posted a photo:. Men Working.... Women Shopping. 10:01 AM September-01-07 09012007007 So... men have to work.... and women can go shopping.... These signs are inst ...Read More Blogged by nobody@flickr.com (Antony Pranata) on 02-Sep-07
To determine the five-year MBA gain, Forbes asked alumni for their pre-MBA salaries as well as compensation figures for three of the first five years after getting their degrees. Forbes ...Read More Blogged by tranquilstorm on 31-Aug-07
According to the PayScale Research Center, a typical assistant professor, with 5-9 years of experience, normally earns an annual salary of $52000, while a typical full professor a ...Read More Blogged by Dr. Al Lee, PhD on 22-Aug-07
These and other factors place the teaching profession—already plagued by high turnover and recruiting challenges—in further peril, according to the latest AFT teacher salary survey. The AFT ...Read More Blogged by The Buck Stops on 05-Aug-07
What does Rand do in his free time? Check out Rand Fishkin's personal website and find out. What other jobs pay as much as Rand Fishkin's job or Search Engine Marketing Consultant? Take the PayScale < ...Read More Blogged by Dr. Al Lee, PhD on 13-Sep-06
