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Job Competency & Developing Your Personal Career Stories

Friday, November 14, 2008
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North Dallas/Plano Career Focus Group
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High Impact Interviewing

November, 2008
Date: TBA
10:00 am to 12:00 noon

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You're Hired: How to Beat out Your Competition

Tuesday, December 9, 2008
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Jewish Family Service
5402 Arapaho Road at Montfort
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How to have a good job interview

How do you know what you are worth?

by Mitch Byers :: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 :: posted in Negotiating Your Salary

There are few things worse than starting a job with a vibrant spirit only to learn later that everyone is making $10,000 to $15,000 more than you are. What happened? Assuming education and professional experience are equal, then we have to backup to the interview. [More…]

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Ask Mitch, getting a raise

by Mitch Byers :: Thursday, May 17, 2007 :: posted in Negotiating Your Salary

One of the questions asked at yesterday's talk at Remington College related to getting a raise. The student seemed to like her job and the people she was working with, but obviously wanted higher pay.

The fact she is in school is the first sign she is headed in the right direction. Medical skills have value in the marketplace and she was working on sharpening hers. If her current employer does not A) recognize her new skills or B) can not use her new skills, then it is time for her to move towards a new opportunity. [More…]

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Don't Get Caught Short on a Salary Offer

by Mitch Byers :: Monday, April 16, 2007 :: posted in Negotiating Your Salary

In a recent article, Don't Get Caught Short on a Salary Offer, the author provides several websites you can consult to verify salary ranges for a variety of professions in different parts of the country.

The resources include:


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Numbers Don't Lie, Part 3: The Value of Company Benefits

by Mitch Byers :: Thursday, May 25, 2006 :: posted in Negotiating Your Salary

Here is an interesting article from the Society of Human Resource Management SHRM

The cost of employee benefits reached 40.2 percent of payroll expenses in 2004, the most recent year for which statistics are available, according to a new study released by the United States Chamber of Commerce. [More…]

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