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  • Salary Planning for Transitioning Military

    Civilian compensation is very different from military pay and benefits. Thus it is important that you learn what to expect in your chosen field. Many transitioning military assume civilian pay is always higher, but that day is long gone. What do you want? Your chosen field… more

  • Show Me the Money, Salary and Benefits

    When you are looking for a new job, a critical issue is pay and benefits. Yet too many of us don't even think about these issues in advance. You need to or you may make simple mistakes with large dollar, long-term career consequences. So first, what constitutes ‘compensation’… more

  • Gimme the $$$ Part 2 – Salary Negotiations

    Everyone hopes for the perfect offer - the great job in a wonderful company with super pay and benefits. But often we don’t get there without some negotiating. And since it is something most of us do rarely we are not sure how to go about getting something in an offer changed. … more

  • Gimme the $$$ Part 1 – Salary Basics

    While you have seen the advice to put off salary discussions as long as possible in discussing a potential job you need to learn about salary ranges and what is realistic early in your job search.  Your knowledge, experience, and the value you demonstrate you offer are… more

  • What salary do I ask for?

    Q. I am transitioning military to civilian and have no idea what salary to ask for. How do I find out? A: As a part of the research you do to figure out what jobs interest you, you should be looking at pay ranges. There are some websites that provide basic data to… more