| Graduating from college can be a very
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| | Degrees or PhD's are able to do just that
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| exciting time. You are finally
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| | based simply on the fact that they went
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| fulfilling the dream of starting the
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| | further in school.
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| career for which you have been working so
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| | It is important that you not sell
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| hard all those years. However, reality
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| | yourself short. You do not necessarily
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| may set in quickly if you cannot find the
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| | need to work for a small wage if you
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| job you are looking for or are not
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| | believe you are worth more. But you
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| offered the salary you were expecting.
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| | first need to research salary averages
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| Most graduates have little - if any -
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| | for your field of employment and general
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| experience actually working in their
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| | locale. Many companies try to "lowball"
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| chosen profession, so that lack can make
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| | prospective employees. However, armed
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| landing a related position even more
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| | with knowledge of average salaries in
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| difficult.
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| | your specialty, you are better equipped
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| You may need to start from the bottom at
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| | to strike a bargain for your market
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| an entry level job while gradually
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| | value.
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| working your way up the ladder. This can
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| | You do not need to feel compelled to take
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| be a difficult emotional adjustment, but
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| | the first offer that is given to you,
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| it may be the only means of initially
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| | either. Salary for the most part is open
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| getting your foot in the door of your
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| | to negotiation - within reason. Again,
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| preferred employer. The challenges in
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| | since you do not have experience, you
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| that scenario are that you may not be
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| | will likely be limited in your ability to
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| paid what you think your skills and
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| | negotiate a much higher salary, but even
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| effort are worth, and there may well be a
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| | a small about above an initial offer is
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| lot of competition for the very position
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| | helpful.
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| you seek.
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| | The most important rule of thumb about
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| As a recent graduate, unfortunately there
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| | salary negotiation is that you avoid
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| is not a lot of room for negotiation of
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| | discussing salary until a formal offer
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| salary. This is because you do not bring
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| | has been extended for employment. Doing
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| a wealth of experience into the position,
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| | so will first afford you the opportunity
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| and you are still young. You normally
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| | to understand the core and peripheral
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| cannot negotiate effectively something
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| | responsibilities of the position. That
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| for work you have never truly done
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| | knowledge may help you during salary
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| before, while applicants with experience
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| | discussions.
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| will be much better positioned to
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| | Lastly, salary is not your only financial
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| negotiate based on previous positions.
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| | consideration. You need to weigh company
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| However, you still have the ability to
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| | benefits such as health insurance, dental
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| figure out what you are worth. Depending
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| | insurance, and 401K plans as well.
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| on the type of degree you graduated with,
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| | Taking the entire package into account
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| you may be able to successfully request a
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| | will help you better analyze whether you
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| higher salary based on your education
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| | are being offered a good deal to start
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| alone. Many graduates with Master
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| | your new career.
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