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How to Manage Your First Paycheck: CARPE DIEM
It’s a great feeling getting your first paycheck. I still remember the day I got mine. I held it in my hands and said to myself, “Is this what it means to have money?” Although I had already made money mowing grass, raking leaves, and shoveling snow, this was a paycheck. I felt like an adult. The paycheck in my…
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How to Ask and Get a Pay Raise at Work
You want to make more money. And the easiest way to earn extra money without exchanging more of your time for a paycheck is getting a raise at work. I can bet (and I’m not a betting man) that you’re probably overdue for a raise, but if you don’t know how to properly ask for one, then chances are you’ll…
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Career Tips to Become More Valuable in Your Profession and Employers
A long time ago, I was given career tips that helped me become a more valuable employee and a highly recruitable professional. These career tips translated to confidence in asking for pay raises and applying for internal and external job postings. Follow these tips to help you achieve your income and career mobility goals. 1. Change your mindset The perception…
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What to Do When Your Boss Says No to a Pay Raise
Years ago I wanted a pay raise and it didn’t go the way I thought it would. In my early 20s, I was spotlighted by my company as a model employee. Using the word “spotlight” is probably an understatement. For an entire year, I was paraded in company-wide meetings and senior managers tapped me for ideas. I was the model…
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