James Miller asked:

Whenever you are looking at either a new career or a promotion, you will want to have the knowledge necessary to negotiate and ensure that you are paid fairly. This is where you can use a site such as www.wagehub.com.

This website can be very helpful because you can do salary research to find the highest paying jobs in your industry. This may give you a good idea on where you want to point your career path. It is important to recognize salary information such as who is highly paid and why this is so.

One other part of this website which is important is the amount of information on different industries. It is not necessarily important to know the industries in and out but the links are set up to help you in your employment search to the greatest potential. Links at the top of the page are broken down to include highest paying jobs, fastest growing jobs, most openings, declining employment, and the largest employment. Think about that information because that is completely different when talking about employment sites than many other places. You are able to see what industries you probably do not want to develop expertise in due to declining employment. You can use the information from the other links about where the openings are and highest paying jobs to further point you in a direction for a job which can satisfy your needs and salary requirements.

There are also career videos on this website. This can help because they are based upon the different sectors you may be looking into. You can only read so much information and the videos can often give more information and do allow an expert to share more information in a quicker period of time. With each of these videos, common topics would be discussed such as wages.

After you get a job into a company many times a lot of problems may arise during the working hours. Many of these issues are sensitive like: health issues, unethical behavior, overworking issues, being underpaid. Sometimes is hard to address them directly.  Wagehub offers you a platform where you can resolve workplace issues anonymously.

The person/company you sent the issue to is prompted to accept the terms and conditions which guaranties anonymity. If they accept they will be able to review and respond to the issue. Once the issue is reviewed you will receive an email telling you that the issue has been seen by the recipient.

This is a very good website which you should take a look into. As with any new endeavor in life, you want to make sure you are the most prepared. By taking the time to visit www.wagehub.com, you can be more prepared and build a solid foundation for your new job search. Many people will change to many different industries in their life and with new exposure to a new industry, you have to be caught up with what kinds of careers and wages you will be able to earn. This website can be one such tool for you.

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Allen Voivod asked:

that Robert Wright? He got more than $15.6 million in compensation from General Electric in 2006, including $520,291 in above-market earnings on an employee salary deferral plan.

But if you’re thinking about a job change – regardless of whether you’re after a payday like Robert Wright’s – money’s still something to consider. And until recently, I thought Salary.com was the only game in town when it comes to doing research on salary rates.

Turns out I was wrong. One source is collecting salary information direct from industry sources – even if they’re making it not so easy to find on their website. It’s CareerJournal.com, and they go deep into the executive levels in a number of fields, including:

* Accounting

* Advertising/Public Relations

* Aerospace & Airlines

* Banking

* College Administration/Academia

* Computers, IT & Internet

* Construction and Architecture

* Consulting

* Corporate Finance

* Energy & Utilities

* Engineers

* Financial Services/Insurance

* Food Marketing & Processing

* Health

* Hotel, Restaurant, Leisure

* HR & Executive Recruiters

* Law

* Librarians

* Manufacturing

* Media/Journalism

* Nonprofits

* Pharmaceuticals

* Real Estate

* Retailing

* Sales/Marketing

* Senior Executives

* Telecommunications

What’s more, they break those industries up into dozens of subcategories, so you’re bound to find the level of detail you’re looking for.

Why go to the trouble? Three reasons:

1. Planning. If you’re going to make a change in your executive career, make it an informed one. Don’t make a leap to a new industry until you have a firm grasp on what it could do to the rest of your life.

2. Targeting. You want to go for the right position – one that matches your interests as well as your monetary desires (should that be a factor for you – it’s not always in the top three reasons for executives deciding to switch jobs).

3. Negotiation. If the recruiter you hook up with matches you with an employer who makes an offer, your research will give you a better idea of how good the offer is – and whether to take it, negotiate it, or pass on it.

So check it out, and while you’re at it, check out this other salary source, ExecutiveDisclosure.com. They tout their free site as an “online database that provides compensation data for officers and directors of publicly traded companies.”

I’ve got no loyalty or ties to any of these salary source sites – just a desire to make resources like these available. Which one helps you best is going to depend on your own personal situation.

My advice? Check ‘em all out!

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