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If you are unsure of what current market conditions will bear in your
part of the country, I would strongly recommend www.salary.com The
salary wizard allows you to search on title and geographic area to find
out median salaries, 25th and 75th percentile, as well as typical job
descriptions. I have used it in the past to successfully negotiate a
raise, and when defining salary ranges for newly created positions.
Regards
Connie Giordano, M.A.
Knowledge Management Supervisor
Time Warner Cable
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From: bounce-techwr-l-175203 -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
[mailto:bounce-techwr-l-175203 -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com] On Behalf Of Martin
Bosworth
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 8:30 AM
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Subject: Re: salary for entry level position...
> The bigger question here is, in terms of one's social standing (or
> even someone's impression of you - until they know you better), salary
> and stuff are indicative. So if you settle for a lower salary because
> you are a teetotaller, a nonsmoker, and use a bike to work: well, it's
> nice of you but people wd think you dropped out of school. As someone
> said, the other writers may ask you to bring coffee even. Maybe you
> don't care but be aware is all i say.
>
> Then again, the corporation is making megabucks, why not make them pay
> you?
Sankara,
Sadly, it's true. I consider it tacky to ask someone how much they make,
because people will automatically size you up on a sociological level
once they hear that number amount. I also don't generally volunteer my
own salary unless I need to. I usually say "I make plenty" when I do,
and "I make enough" when I don't. ;)
When I was first transitioning into this field, I used data from the STC
and the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics to determine what the entry
level salary for a tech writer was, and I gauged my salary demand
accordingly. Interestingly, I've had a number of recruiters tell me I
was underselling myself, and I've since revised my demands to fit.. ;)
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