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Everything You Need to Know about What to Pay Your Nanny

Written by Steven Lampert | Family & Home | 18th Feb | 1 comment
When a family is considering hiring a nanny, one of the main issues that they face is how much of a salary to offer. The amount nanny is paid can depend on a range of factors, from the nanny's experience to the...
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Negotiating a Higher Salary

Written by Barbara Safani | Career & Money | 14th Feb | 0 comments
During my coaching sessions, the topic that generates the most questions and the liveliest discussion is salary negotiation. While most job-seekers are intensely interested in how to negotiate the best package, few...
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Compromise in Consulting

Written by Caitlin McDonald | Your Business | 9th Nov 07 | 1 comment
My fees are my fees. This is what I state, but this is not always how I operate. What do you do, as a consultant, when a project runs hours over what you initially estimated, and it is not your fault, but the fault...
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So, You Want to Start Your Own Business...

Written by Jen Creer | Your Business | 9th Sep 07 | 1 comment
But how do you begin? What comes first? Then what? How do you do it? Is it expensive? Is it scary? Is it hard?Well, you have had the idea and the desire. Believe it or not, there are not a lot of people out there who...
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Maximize Your Compensation

Written by Jo Miller | Career & Money | 31st Aug 07 | 0 comments
Question: I will be transitioning from graduate school back into an industry where I have heard there is a pay gap between men and women.I renegotiated my salary and would like to know what additional actions I can...
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5 Great Tips for Working Through Tough Salary Negotiations

Written by Jo Miller | Career & Money | 16th Aug 07 | 1 comment
Question: I have been interviewing for a position for which I meet all qualifications. They gave a salary range and asked what my salary expectations are, and I successfully avoided answering. However in my last interview,...
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Never More, Sometimes Less

Written by Jen Creer | Career & Money | 13th Jul 07 | 1 comment
This article started out as a response on our Work It, Mom! Forums to a question another reader, Caitlin, posed about paying your own salary  I have responded here, because I realized that my response was turning...
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How's That Working For You?

Written by Florinda Pendley Vasquez | Career & Money | 5th Jul 07 | 2 comments
Many of the people I encounter online who write and/or blog about work seem to be some variation of one or more of the following: entrepreneur, self-employed service or talent provider, business owner, or independent...
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The Five-Legged Stool

Written by Jen Creer | Your Business | 28th Jun 07 | 0 comments
As promised, I am back with part II in a series of articles about negotiating in the workplace. My friend Keith, who has been an independent contractor for more then ten years, gave me some absolutely fantastic advice...
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"I know HOW to negotiate-- but I suck at it!"

Written by Jen Creer | Career & Money | 18th Jun 07 | 7 comments
Several years ago, I was in the mail room of the university at which I taught; I was looking for work for the new year, because the state budget dried had up money for instructors. I remarked within hearing distance...
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