Salary negotiation for your first professional role can be challenging, but avoiding common pitfalls is essential for starting your career on solid financial footing. Career experts consistently identify specific mistakes that new professionals make when discussing compensation, often stemming from …
By Jasmine Escalera, PhD, Career Expert, MyPerfectResume
Starting your career is exciting for sure but it can also feel overwhelming. For many new graduates and early-career professionals, a big priority is landing that first role. Getting the job matters, but …
By Julia Levy, Former Talent Acquisition Executive and Founder of Hi2Hired.com
Forget everything you think you know about job offers. Your first one isn’t just a paycheck; it’s your first major negotiation, and most students leave thousands on the table. …
By: Toni Frana, Career Expert with Zety.com
As a new career professional, receiving your first job offer is a relief. However, for many, the initial salary offering can be somewhat disappointing, and may not match your initial expectations of …
By Jasmine Escalera, Career Expert at MyPerfectResume
Landing your first job after graduation can be more than just thrilling. It can be the setup for long and lasting career success. But have you thought about how your first job offer …
Starting a new job is a big deal because the company you choose will shape your day-to-day life. It may impact how motivated you feel when you wake up or how stressed you are. Besides, it may affect how balanced …
So much of work-life is a negotiation, deciding timelines for a project, allocating budget, choosing who works on what projects, the list goes on and on. And since many of us are looking at a hybrid or virtual work situation …
When building your career, it may be tempting to play it safe. However, the truth is that the people who grow the most and feel the most fulfilled are often the ones who take chances. They usually try something new, …
You put in the work, delivered results, and finally, you’re up for a promotion. Amazing! There’s just one thing—what about your salary?
Over the past decade, women have gone from being less likely than men to negotiate their salaries, to …
If you’ve ever read anything about 401(k) plans, you’ve likely heard that a 401(k) match is like free money from your employer. And maybe it sounded too good to be true—after all, nothing in life is free, right? Well, it …
