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Negotiating your first salary - what everyone should ask for
Congratulations on getting that job offer! But what if you aren't happy with it? When you are coming to a new organization without a lot of business background, you may be bringing a lot of skills and training, but not a lot of proven performance.
The Best Paying Jobs for Women
The American Association of University Women published a study “Graduating to a Pay Gap: The Earnings of Women and Men One Year after College Graduation“ (pdf) looking at approximately 15,000 graduates to estimate the effect of gender on wages.
Berkeley Grad Students Learn Lab Management Skills
Traditionally, graduate training in science focuses on developing technical skills and expertise. However, when graduate students advance in their careers, managing a group of people often becomes a key responsibility. Formal training in handling interpersonal interactions is rare or ad hoc, and graduate study tends to neglect the skills needed to manage a lab effectively.
Grad students take control of their careers
Students think they are prepared; Hiring managers think not
Education resources company Chegg ran a survey of 2000 college students and 1000 hiring managers to rate the students' proficiency in a variety of job-related skills. The result? Take a look at their chart:
5 Mistakes Job Hunters are Making
I've identified five major mistakes that job-seekers are making based on a quiz on my website that job seekers can take to see how well prepared they are to start their job search.
What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do
Having a career crisis? Don't know what you want to be when you grow up? If you're just starting college that's not necessarily a bad thing. If you're going to graduate soon, or you are a couple of years into the job market, it's a little more serious.
Results for "Who Should I Work For?"
One of the most popular features of dougsguides is the self-assessment quiz "Who Should I Work For?". This quiz helps you to determine your work personality and matches it to the cultures of various workplaces. The aggregated results for everyone who has taken the quiz are below.
If you haven't taken the quiz yet, why not take it now before you look at the results?
Your First Job After Graduation: What Matters
If you are about to graduate, you're preparing for one of the biggest transitions of your life.
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