Sign-on or signing bonuses are a lump-sum of money offered to a potential employee to entice them to “sign-on” with the employer’s company. Employers do this in the hope that it will act as an incentive for the candidate to accept the job offer. Seventy-six percent of employers like to use signing bonuses to attract [...]
Effectively Negotiating your Salary While you may assume that salary discussion is the easier part of a job interview, according to headhunters in Philadelphia, it is the one area where candidates often flounder. In any case, the salary issue can change the entire complexion of your job interview because ultimately money is a decisive factor [...]
What are you Worth? When you find yourself in salary negotiations, circumstances will vary greatly, so good manners and common sense should trump all. However, here are some tips that apply to most situations: 1. Be patient. In other words, don’t rush the negotiating process. Many otherwise promising candidacies have been disrupted and even derailed [...]
A Rule of Thumb in your Salary Negotiations So, the interview was going soooo incredibly well, how come you haven’t heard back from the company? It could be any number of reasons, but it may be the subject of compensation came up. It is one of the most frequently asked questions about the subject of [...]
Attaining the Right Salary Compensation Effective May 23rd employers and recruiters in Philadelphia will no longer be allowed to ask prospective employees their current compensation. In January, Mayor Kenney signed into law the Wage Equity Law. The law was enacted to combat wage discrimination against women and minorities, a noble and worthwhile effort and cause. [...]
Paying Women their Worth in the Workplace Philadelphia City Council is currently considering a new bill that would make it illegal for Philadelphia employers to ask prospective candidates about their past salary. The reasoning driving this potential new law is the belief that by asking prospective job seekers about their previous salary history employers will [...]
Four Key Elements to Changing Jobs The process of changing jobs is complex, with many variables. Among the most common of the important factors that should inform one’s thinking are job content and challenge, opportunity (or ramp - future potential), culture, location, benefits and of course, compensation. A common sense approach to properly valuing each [...]
