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August 2010

Evaluating a Job Offer || Employment Contracts
Submitting Your Resignation || Considering a Counter-Offer?
Negotiating || Negotiating Relocation Expenses
NonDisclosure / NonCompete Agreements

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Evaluating a Job Offer

How to Evaluate a Job Offer, Stephanie Legatos (OpNocsNE.org)

"Throughout your job search process there are many decisions that you will face. Decision-making doesn’t stop when you receive an offer. No matter how long you’ve been searching for new employment, it’s unwise to take an offer without considering a number of questions. It’s important to prioritize what is most important to you and evaluate the extent to which the offer aligns with your priorities." Ms. Legatos offers 4 categories of questions you should consider when evaluating a job offer.

Patience In Negotiating - Reviewing Your Agreement, Kevin T. Buckley, CPC (jobsearchguide.ca)

"The most important time to exercise patience in the hiring process is in the final stages when an offer of employment has been extended to you. It is easy to rush the process in order to close the deal. When you receive the offer and hiring agreement, take your time to go through your offer and hiring agreement (they are often two different documents) and consider what you are committing to." Mr. Buckley details items to look for in these documents and steps to take if you do not see what you would like or if you see things that are not in agreement with what you had earlier discussed. He notes you should never rely on verbal agreements, but connect via email at the very least (print everything), and do not let a recruiter rush you nor prevent you from contacting whomever you need to in order to get everything correct. Kevin Buckley is a recruiter specializing in Freight Forwarding, Customs Brokerage and Logistics in Canada.

Job-Offer Evaluation Checklist, Paul W. Barada (Monster.com)

"Evaluating job offers can be unsettling, especially if you have only a vague idea of what you want from employers. You'll have to do a personal-needs assessment before you can judge whether an offer is right for you. Here's a three-step process for developing your own job-offer-evaluation checklist."

Job Search 101 - How to Evaluate an Offer, by Leslie Tebbe (Webgrrls International)

...nice article with specific items for you to consider when evaluating a potential job offer. She specifically enumerates what to think about and why you should discuss it with a new employer.

Evaluating a Job Offer from the OOH.

How do you determine this is a good offer? This article helps you identify the issues to be considered and how to answer the various questions that may come up as you consider your options.

Juggling Job Offers with Grace, Lisette Hilton (medzilla.com)

"Turning the job down is your right. How you handle it is in your control." Some excellent advice on how to not burn bridges with jobs you do not necessarily want while waiting to hear from the one you do.

Some of the resources under Negotiating also cover this topic.

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Employment Contracts

Employment Contracts: Everyone Needs Promise Protection, Bernard C. Dietz, Esq. (AskTheHeadhunter.com)

"You would never think of buying a home without a written contract setting out all of the details of the sale.[...] So why do people routinely accept job offers without a written contract?" Good advice from a lawyer in Richmond, VA.

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Submitting Your Resignation

The Proper Way to Resign, Bill Radin

"Once a new job has been accepted, you need to consider is the timing of your resignation. Since two weeks’ notice is considered the norm, make sure your resignation properly coincides with your start date at the new company."

How to Leave a Job Gracefully, Bill Radin

"When faced with leaving a job, it’s best to exercise decorum, whether the move is voluntary or forced."

Your Resignation: Beware the Retaliatory Strike, Bill Radin

"If your intention to make a job change is sincere, and nothing will change your decision to leave, you should still keep up your guard. Why? Because unless you know how to diffuse your current employer’s retaliation, you may end up psychologically wounded, or right back at the job you wanted to leave."

The Right Way to Resign, Douglas Welch

"Most times we are so busy looking for a new job that we put no thought towards leaving our current one. Often, how you leave a job can be just as important as how you get one."

Writing a Letter of Resignation

...article with samples you can review. From About.com

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Considering a Counter-Offer?

How should I handle a counter offer from my current employer?

...some sound advice from CareerPerfect.com.

Beware: Counter Offer In Today's Market (TaxTalent.com)

"As a candidate considering a job change, you may ask, 'Why not consider a counter offer from my present employer?'." This article focuses on "how to most effectively consider a job change....and avoid a counter offer situation." This is 1 of 3 articles examining the topic of Counter Offers from various perspectives the job seeker, the current employer, and the hiring employer. You can easily link back to their list of Career Articles to view the other 2 articles.

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Negotiating

Negotiating is probably the hardest thing you will ever have to do. Knowing what is and isn't negotiable (salary is only one item) and what you are willing to give up in order to get something before you start will make your position much stronger.

How To... Negotiate Salary: Tips from the Pros, Sakina Rangwala (washingtonpost.com)

"The road to negotiating salary is filled with ups, downs and doubts, but if you're able to secure the salary you want, you may be a more efficient worker. We spoke to several experts in the field to answer some common questions about the process." Not only do they specify what you need to know and how to begin negotiations, but they also talk about how to find the data you need. Free registration may be required to read the article.

The Salary Quiz

...what you did or didn't know about salary negotiations from Jack Chapman, author of "Negotiating Your Salary: How to Make $1000 a Minute." Then go to his front page and read everything else you can on the best ways to negotiate.

Salary Negotiation Guide, Susan Ireland

"This guide is about sharpening your negotiating skills with some insider tips on how employers think about money and how you can ask for what you want." Be sure to check out the many how-to YouTube videos Susan has added to her site. Short (under 2 minutes) and very interesting.

The Negotiation Clinic from Salary.com

...an 8-part series of articles offering advice and an outline of what you need to do in order to successfully negotiate with an employer. They go over what is and isn't negotiable, "dream packages" vs. reality, and how to negotiation a raise or promotion.

The Gentle Art of Negotiating Salary, Mike Travis (Worcester Business Journal)

...8 great pointers for salary negotiations. "The bottom line: Know what you are worth, know what’s important to you, and approach negotiations with the objective of making a fair arrangement for both sides. If you do this, and you are dealing with an employer who approaches the process the same way, coming to an agreement that works for both sides will be painless." Mr. Travis is a principal with Travis & Co., an executive search firm with offices in California and Massachusetts.

Beyond the Paycheck, Dona DeZube (Monster.com)

"When you're negotiating for a new job, there's much more to consider than the size of your paycheck, points out Mary Simon, author of Negotiate Your Job Offer: A Step-by-Step Guide to a Win-Win Situation. Simon suggests each offer has eight different components you need to consider."

Negotiate Your Way to a Higher Federal Salary, Kathy Troutman >

"People frequently ask me if it's possible to negotiate a higher federal salary. The answer is yes, provided you have some basic information about government pay scales." Kathy's article offers a few tips and good resources to help prepare for these negotiations. And you all know that Kathy is the expert when it comes to Federal Jobs.

Negotiating Job Offers: Making the Right Decision Florida State University Career Center

...what is negotiable, how to make the right decision, how to handle the negotiation process, and how to accept or decline the final offer. Very good for all employment levels.

Salary Negotiation Strategies from JobStar

...a collection of links and book recommendations intended to help you in negotiations for an acceptable salary and compensation package, many of which you can find in your local library.

What are the best ways to handle salary discussions?

...some sound advice from CareerPerfect.com.

Just hired? Now is the time to talk severance (ITworld.com)

It talks more to the IT professionals, but everyone should read this and consider the information and advice presented. "The first hard lesson tech workers must learn is that employers have the upper hand at severance time. The real shock for most workers, according to Loeb, is that they have no legal right to severance pay or advance notice of termination." They have links to additional info at the end of the article.

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Negotiating Relocation Expenses

What to Expect in an Overseas Relocation Package by Allan Hoffman (Monster.com)

"Relocating within the US may be a hassle, but it is not nearly as complicated as moving you, your family and maybe even your pets to another country. [...] Here is what you can expect from a comprehensive relocation package, beyond the obvious airfare and moving expenses."

Negotiate Relocation Package, SanDiegoHomes4u.com

"We have been asked, 'How hard should I push for relocation expenses?' Try to analyze your bargaining position relative to the prospective employer. Does the employer have many options? Are there many qualified local applicants for the same job? Or do you have unique skills unavailable in the local market? Ask yourself, 'If I owned the company would I be willing to pay for my relocation?' "

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NonDisclosure / NonCompete Agreements

Don't sign away your future: Noncompetes done right (Computerworld.com)

"Can signing a standard workplace document derail your career plans?" The author says "Yes". This article discusses not just noncompetes but other agreements you might be required to sign when starting a new job (or when picking up a severance check). Not everyone has the opportunity to take these documents to a lawyer for review - in fact, very few of you will, so take the time now and read this article so you understand what these contracts say, what to look for in terms of problems, and how you might address these before problems arise.

Protect Your Trade Secrets with a Nondisclosure Agreement, by Attorney Richard Stim, Nolo.com

A good introduction into the Nondisclosure Agreement and why you may want to execute one (or why you may be asked to sign such a document). The original article was published at Nolo.com, but this link points to a copy hosted at score.org.

Trade Secrets, Nolo.com

This section of Nolo.com discusses trade secrets along with NonDisclosure and NonCompete agreements. Nolo.com is "the nation's oldest and most respected provider of legal information for consumers and small businesses." They have been in business since 1971 and have numerous low-cost publications and free articles on all aspects of the law that you can review.

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