Expected Payrated for Entry Level 2005

Myths and Truths for The Class of 2005

Published on June 15, 2005 By Community AT Work In Business

Something I bumped into while browsing on the web:
Some Hot Jobs
Accounting (yuk)
Electrical Engineering (interesting)
Mechanical Engineering (also interesting)
Computer Science (really? I thought that was out with 2001 bubble burst?)
Marketing (I like marketing and wanted it to be a sub-topic for my Thesis in graduate school... whenever I go back)
Information Systems (I was studying Information Systems, but life happens. Hopefully I will return)

They also go over the truths and myths about workplace life.

1. It's bad to ask for a raise

If you and your company are performing well, it is never bad to ask your boss for a raise. Your boss may have room in the budget to reward a stand-out employee, even if it is not typical raise or bonus time. If you feel as if you are being underpaid, it is also smart to obtain market compensation data from tools such as The Salary Wizard and the Personal Salary Report to offer your boss hard evidence as to why your should be paid more. Nothing is going to happen unless you take the initiative.

Yes, I know. Common Sense right? Maybe and maybe not. Knowledge is power and remembering this as well as taking the risk do enact it, might yield some returns. I still think, if your willing, that if you get a good job try to stay at least 3 years to learn as much as you can and then move on to something new that will challenge you even further (and likely to pay more due to your experience). Make connections while your their, work hard, be on time and you will have people inviting you to join them on side projects and new jobs. Yes, politics... you can win or lose at it regardless of how qualified you are or not, but once your in, show them why you deserve the job. You got the opportunity; make it count.

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