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Priced Employment OpportunitiesAds with dollar listings seem far more sincere!IntroductionA good way to check your potential market worth is to assess the want ads. A few companies and employment agencies will list the approximate ranges of their salary offers. These will vary with the area of the country and that particular job market. Still, you can at least get some idea of what to expect or to ask for in bettering your position. You can also decide if your present company is paying you a competitive salary, one that only increases with the cost of living, or if they are letting it decline with inflation.The initial starting salary has much more to do with your success than all the hard work you might do in the five years thereafter. Unless of course, the hiring company has adopted "pay for performance". Under this system, your pay may be adjusted up or down after each year, and what you hired in for may be significantly reduced with your first performance review. If that happens, they are counting on your inertia to keep you there a few more years. Don't be too patient, as this may be a sign of things to come.
Typical Salaried Employment Ads!
 Bruce Rafey Associates
MacTemps
Power Technology Associates
Other: Programmer/Webmaster, $50K to $100K
Now that you have some idea of the current job market, you may want to contact one of these agencies to see if they agree with your assessment. Don't be too hopeful that your company will see these ads and decide to quickly increase your salary; after all, you are still there. If your company has an attrition rate goal, they will be happy to see you go, as they can hire a novice as your replacement. Don't be discouraged; there are many companies as good as your present one that would be happy to pay you more in these strong employment times!
From www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/1620/empdlads.htmlAlva, 02/02/2001
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