You’ve conducted a terrific job search and you’ve received an offer.  Congratulations!  What are your next steps?

• Evaluate the job for fit and potential.
• Obtain detailed information about the terms of your job offer, including salary and all applicable benefits.
• Research salary for the area where the position is located.
• If the salary and benefits are not acceptable, make a strong case and negotiate.

 

LINKS

Best Places

This site enables you to compare how far the same salary will go in two different cities.

  

JobStar

This site connects you to 300 salary surveys.

 

Monster.com

Monster’s Salary Wizard enables you to put in your job title and zip code to get the median, 25th percentile, and 75th percentile salary figures for your position.

 

Quintessential Careers

This site offers a 40-page tutorial that gives sample answers to questions you may receive about salary requirements during different stages of the job search process.      

 

Salary.com

This site’s Salary Wizard enables you to put in your job title, level of education, location, and number of years of experience to determine a desirable salary figure.

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