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Small Business world News Round-up - 2009/10/27

The Small Business Blog

Small Business world News Round-up – 2009/10/27 by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 27, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. Here’s how to tell if your salary is sound.

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Want to Change Career? What Does It Take?

Job Advice Blog

And how about critical matters like salary, health coverage, and investment programs versus the minimum levels of compensation and benefits needed? How does the person feel about leadership styles, corporate politics, company reputation, work/life balance, and flextime for new parents, for example?

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So, How about a Career Coach?

Job Advice Blog

Payment is made up front and varies, but it’s in the range of 5 percent of a candidate’s annual salary. Career Marketing Firms A career marketing firm is an organization that hires a sales force to recruit candidates who are typically job seekers in desperate stages of the job search.

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the fisher price concept

Job Advice Blog

Beyond knowing what you want in your next company, you need to be aware of why you’re valuable, what you have to offer, under what circumstances you can best contribute to a company, and how and why you will be an asset and a value-added employee. Because otherwise, whether you’re tempted by the salary, blinded by the desperate need (..)

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The 4 Most Difficult Interview Questions

Professional Assistant Blog

What kind of salary are you looking for? Another suggestion is to find out the salary range that was posted for this job and use that. If you get a question that doesnt relate to the job that youre applying for, this type of question is related to how well you work under pressure. Try to give a range, never give a fixed figure.

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Top Five Tips for Paying Yourself

The Small Business Blog

Salary and bonuses are taxed differently to dividends. If possible, get some advice from your accountant regarding the level of pay you plan on taking from the business. Research the going rate for CEOs in your industry. Learn about how your company structure affects pay. Don’t pay yourself too much or you will harm the company.

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While in Transition, Are You Keeping Pace with Technology?

Job Advice Blog

Wells says: March 21, 2010 at 9:30 pm Alex, Another excellent article!