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How to Ask for More Money (and Get It)

Success

I had been casually blogging for about a year, so the prospect of creating content for pay was thrilling—even if it was just $30 per 500-word post. I won’t say those factors have no influence, but they’re neither limitations nor absolutes in dictating your salary. I landed my first writing gig in 2013. It was for me.

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Accepting a New Job? Be Sure to “Date” Before You Get Married!

Bonnie Low Kramen

By Bonnie Low-Kramen for Executive Support Magazine | October 2022. Recruiters make an average of 25% of an Assistant’s annual salary as a commission. On a $100K base salary, that means $25,000, which is paid after an Assistant is on the job for 90 days. The employer pays for housing and a fair salary in order to have a try-out.

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What’s the Big Deal About Acceptance Speeches Anyway? Bonnie’s Story

Bonnie Low-Krayman

InStyle Magazine put it this way, “Hard-working people everywhere — whether they are or ever have been someone’s assistant or not — were nodding and clapping and hell-yessing in agreement. Be sure to pay them a proper salary and assign a job title that respectfully reflect their level of responsibility. 100% certain.

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Getting buy in from the boss

Practically Perfect PA

Magazine Subscriptions. Salary Increase. Magazine Subscriptions: In the past when I asked for subscriptions to magazines to be paid by the company I made a point of bringing in the magazine and showing the value that it gave to me. This blog has been written by Jennifer Corcoran, Freelance Assistant and Stylist.

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The Workforce is on the Move…and so is Compensation

Bonnie Low Kramen

employees will keep their current salaries if they relocate to a lower-cost zone. . Once remote roles are identified, it is critical to establish policy around the market data used to determine pay rates and salary structures for the organization. . Conversely, Reddit has announced all U.S. NATIONAL MARKET DATA. LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS.

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The Good, Better, Best of Professional Development for Admins

Jen Lawrence

Despite being offered a six-figure salary, I politely declined. Because being respected and valued at work is more important than a high salary. Yes, a high salary may provide me with the opportunity to have a cushier life. So you may be thinking, “Does offering training really counterbalance a less than stellar salary?”

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A True Partnership: Olympia Dukakis and Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

By Bonnie Low-Kramen for Executive Support Magazine | August 2021. This includes salary but also having the contents of a hotel mini-bar removed and some of the excess furniture too. This article first appeared in Executive Support Magazine, a global training publication and a must-read for any administrative professional.

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