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The Intimidation Factor: How Fear Influences Women’s Wage Negotiations

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Women can fight for themselves in the salary negotiation process by doing their research and being confident in their experience and abilities. As more states start to require salary ranges to be published, this will help even the playing field between women and men. A good HR team will fight for salary equality, and many do.

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Lessons From Past Recessions

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Am I anticipating any major life events with significant expenses attached (like a new baby or retirement)? Having a solid cushion to fall back on if you lose your job or experience a salary reduction can help you avoid going into debt and offer you peace of mind when listening to grim economic news. . Beef up your emergency fund.

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Why an effective onboarding process is more important than you think

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The most innovative companies understand that building an effective onboarding programme is both an iterative and ongoing process, and extending this process beyond the first month further cements that strong employee experience — from hire to retire. What are the benefits of the onboarding process?

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You Will Survive: 8 Strategies to Overcome New Entrepreneur Anxiety

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This panic arrives the moment we realize we’ve strayed too far from the paycheck mothership and feel compelled to run back to the salaried womb. There is an escape from the Money Panic, and it doesn’t involve selling off retirement investments or increasing your credit card limit. Congratulations! Secure a “consulting” gig.

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How to Break Up with Your Business Partner

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CEO Company: Security Investment Partners , an investment management firm in San Diego Reason for Breakup: Disagreement over partner’s retirement date Winning Strategy: The partner eventually left with a clean break and joined another firm, keeping the friendship intact. He is 25 years older, and he was my mentor early in my career.

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44 Ways to Kick-Start Your New Year

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I want my financial future to be bright and to have no worries when I’m older and ready to retire. Find a mentor. I just started my own business, and I want to evaluate my income versus my expenses to see where I am currently, with the ultimate goal of hitting the salary I want to make. Ask questions of mentors and peers.

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On the Outside Looking In

Laughing all the Way to Work

Being a member is not only a great place for networking, but for mentoring and learning of jobs in your area. A more experienced assistant is also looking for a higher salary, where a younger assistant is usually willing to work for less money because they don’t have the experience. Do you know about your professional association ?

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