This Week In Career Advice: Lowball Salary Offers & Why You’re Underpaid

This week was all about salary: when to walk away from a low salary, why you’re being paid so little, and how to deal with a boss who limits your salary based on their own.

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• Five Reasons You’re Probably Underpaid
  Forbes’ Liz Ryan breaks down the top 5 reasons employees are underpaid – whether they know it or not.

 

• My Boss Said ‘Your Salary Is Too Close To Mine’
  A reader is denied the salary increase they deserve because it borders their manager’s salary.

 

• Five Ways Employers Justify Lowball Salary Offers
  Despite being frugal, there are several ways employers justify lowball salary offers. Before walking away, try these solutions to lowball salary negotiations.

 

• Ask A Manager: “company asked what I have to earn, what I’d like to earn, and what I’d be thrilled to earn”
  Ask a Manager reveals her thoughts on a company’s gimmicky way of finding out a candidate’s salary expectations.

Category: Career and Employment Advice