If you’re looking for a new job and you get an offer that pays less than you’re used to earning, should you accept it? As with so much in life, the answer is not a straight yes or no. You’ll need to weigh your own immediate needs, your long-range career goals, and the current employment…
Read MoreAs a professional looking to advance your career, you may have asked yourself, “Is a master’s degree worth it?” How badly you need a graduate degree to advance your career depends on several factors. A graduate degree is expensive and requires a significant chunk of time. Most programs take two years of full-time coursework. “Tuition…
Read MoreWouldn’t it be nice if all job postings straight up said what the salary will be? Some do, but it’s more likely that an employer will require applicants to say what they expect to be paid first. If you are a candidate and haven’t done your salary research ahead of time, you might answer with…
Read MoreDo job interviewers ask tough interview questions to trip up applicants on purpose? It might seem like it sometimes, but thankfully it’s not true – not in the malicious sense, at least. Interviews are carefully planned, though, to get beyond canned responses and discern how prepared, truthful, and motivated candidates are. Even some questions that…
Read MoreImagine this scenario: You just had one of the best job interviews of your life. You can tell that they like you and that you are a good fit for them. You really want this job. In a few days, sure enough, you get an offer. But there’s a hitch: The salary being offered is…
Read MoreGone are the days when women were paid less than men, right? Not really, although we are making progress toward equality. From the 1960s through the early 1980s, women working full-time, year-round earned approximately 60 percent of what men were paid. Now, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2018 American Community Survey, women’s average pay…
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