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Salary Negotiation

Salary Break-up: All you need to know about your salary structure and salary components
Thenine crucial comonents of your Salary Break-upCTC or Cost to CompanyBasic SalaryAllowancesBonusProvident Fund InsuranceTaxNet SalaryGross SalaryDo ...
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How to answer: What is your salary expectation?
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you are asked: What is your salary expectation? A number or a figure thats on your mind from the momen ...
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Relocation Negotiation
Sooner or later, many of you will take jobs that require you and your family to move. You will likely incur significant expenses in the process, and i ...
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5 Tips to save income tax on your salary
The first step towards smart tax planning is devising a good salary structure. That largely depends on your needs and expenses. In other words, what m ...
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Dealing with Questions about Salary History
Q: How do I respond to the salary history question when I am currently grossly underpaid for the work that I do, and I am trying to correct that as I ...
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The Negotiation Dance
Monster Interview Coach One step forward one step back step together, and back again. To perform the negotiation dance, you must have a good sense of ...
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Be Paid What You're Really Worth
I asked more than 150 high-earning women, Are you doing this for the money? The overwhelming response was a definite no. What drove them were passion, ...
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Five Negotiation No-Nos
Monster Salary and Negotiation Expert While its difficult to make definitive statements about what to do and what not to do in every negotiation situa ...
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Why is he making more than me?
How many times has this question bothered you at work? Im sure a lot many times. Well, dont worry. There are many other workers who have colleagues wi ...
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Should you negotiate your first salary
Mustering the courage to negotiate salary is hard enough for seasoned jobseekers, leave alone new ones, but the right advice can make the task vastly ...
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Salary secrets: how companies determine what you are worth
How are salaries calculated? In most companies, payscales are benchmarked against what the competition is paying and what your organization can afford ...
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Money Talks: how to negotiate a salary and get that little extra
Most discussions about money can be awkward. But when it comes to negotiating a good salary, you need to learn how to embrace the embarassment and ind ...
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When Your Salary Makes You Too Expensive
Q: What can I do when my salary history makes me really expensive in my current job market? I dont want to take a huge salary cut, but I am not having ...
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Salary Matters
Monster Salary Index launched in July revealed shocking details of the wide gender disparity in pay scales in the IT sector. According to the Report, ...
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Negotiating your first salary
YOUVE graduated with flying colours from a reputed college, and have interview calls from a couple of companies following the acceptance of your job a ...
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Negotiating When You Have Leverage
Lets face it. One of the reasons why many of us dislike salary negotiations is the feeling that we are rarely in a powerful position. It often seems a ...
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