Category Archives: Salary & Negotiation

Is a mobile phone still considered a perk of the job?

February 3, 2010 – 9:44 pm

When negotiating your remuneration package with a current or prospective employer you have to ask yourself if a mobile phone is still considered a perk or not. The same could also be said about the laptop really. Given they are tools of trade required to do our jobs and that for most of us we [...]

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Why not to disclose your current salary at interviews

January 27, 2010 – 1:55 am

As 2010 kicks off, there will be a rapid increase in those moving jobs over the coming months – resulting in a lot of salary negotiations taking place across the country. When looking for new employment, inevitably you will be asked by recruitment agencies and employers alike for your salary information. Don’t fall into the [...]

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How Motivating Are Salary Raises Really?

January 27, 2010 – 1:20 am

Salaries are clearly a very important part of work for job seekers, employers and employees alike. When we go to work, more often than not we are exchanging our time for a salary of a monetary value. Daniel Pink, who has authored various terrific books (including my personal favorite ‘A Whole New Mind’) has recently [...]

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Productivity Commission Releases Discussion Draft on Executive Remuneration in Australia

September 30, 2009 – 3:29 am

The Productivity Commission has just released a Discussion Draft on Executive Remuneration in Australia, borne out of its public inquiry into the regulatory framework around remuneration of directors and executives of companies. This inquiry is one of the local reactions to worldwide calls for curbs on “episodes of excess and poor pay practices” for executives, [...]

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AIM VIC Event: ‘Successful Salary Negotiation in All Economic Climates’

September 28, 2009 – 12:52 am

Are you looking to change jobs and not sure what your worth in the market and/or how to negotiate your worth?
Or perhaps you know that you are being underpaid however don’t know how to approach it with your current employer, particularly in the current climate?

If you are someone who wants to improve their salary negotiation [...]

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It Pays to Negotiate Your Salary- Find Out Why & How! BTalk Australia

September 17, 2009 – 12:23 am

(Episode 332; 13 minutes 57) By Phil Dobbie interviewing Kelly Magowan from Six Figures on Salary Negotiation
There is nothing that saps motivation more than being paid less than you think you deserve. Often people are unpaid simply because they don’t ask for a raise. Kelly Magowan from executive job site Six Figures says employers [...]

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The DIY Job Search & Career Change Program

September 16, 2009 – 12:36 am

The Job Search and Career Change Program has been specifically designed as a Do It Yourself (DIY) program. Using the program’s series of five workbooks you will be guided step by step through the process for making a successful job or career change. Price: AU$39.60
Each of the workbooks includes 28-45 pages of information essential to assist [...]

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Update on the Success of Equal Pay Day

September 2, 2009 – 1:49 am

Equal Pay Day was marked in Australia on Tuesday 1 September.  That day represented the extra time that Australian women had to work beyond the end of the Financial Year to earn the same amount as their male counterparts had on 31 June.  Events took place around the country to raise awareness of the gender [...]

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High salary earners are getting younger! Our informal survey explores this growing trend….

August 12, 2009 – 12:31 am

When did you start earning $100K+ salary?
In Australia of the 10 million working Australians, around 1 million are on a six figure salary and growing.  There is data available from the ABS around this group which traditionally has been well educated and more mature males, however this is changing.
I posted this informal survey question [...]

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Goodbye Excessive Payouts for Executives

August 11, 2009 – 4:12 am

An interesting article in the Australian Financial Review has stated that Executive’s payouts might soon be limited to just one years pay in a bid to stop multimillion dollar handouts to underperforming executives.
According to the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) between 1990 and 2005 top CEO pay had ballooned from a multiple of 18 [...]

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