How Much Do Companies Pay for Relocation?

It’s safe to say that everyone, at some point, daydreams about packing up a bag and just going somewhere new to start over. As an active job seeker you have the opportunity to do that, and maybe without any cost to you. But is that realistic? Do companies still pay for relocation packages even in the midst of an economic recession? And if so, how much do companies pay for relocation?

How to Tell If You Are Underpaid

The quickest way to qualify for a larger salary is to learn how to quantify the impact of your job, said recruiting and business development expert Brandon Gutman of Stephen-Bradford Search in the article “Show You the Money” for TheLadders.
How are you saving the company money? How are you improving sales numbers and the bottom [...]

Physical Therapy Jobs and Salaries On the Rise

Physical therapy jobs are expected grow 27 percent between 2006 and 2016, according to statistics from the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
Salaries in the industry are also performing well and .  Median salaries rose 29 percent to $74,000 from 2002 to 2008, according to the American Physical Therapy Association.  The median salary [...]

10 Best Companies to Work For

It’s good to work for a consultant. Consultants and contractors make up six of the top ten positions on the GlassDoor.com list of “50 Best Places to Work.”
Glassdoor.com uses anonymous reports from users to track salary info and company performance at U.S. companies. The survey was based on user responses. “The survey addresses key workplace [...]

Top 10 Salaries of 2010

The top 10 salaries are dominated by medicine, money, technology and law, according to the editors of CNNMoney and Payscale.
Among the highest paying jobs:

Anesthesiologist: Average: $292,000; Highest: $408,ooo
Physician/OB-GYN: Average: $222,000; Highest: $338,000
Psychiatrist: Average: $177,000; Highest: $279,000
Nurse Anesthetist: Average: $157,000; Highest: $214,000
Sales Director: Average: $140,000; Highest: $239,000
Actuary: Average: $129,000; Highest: $257,000
Finance Director: Average: $121,000; Highest: $214,000
Software [...]

Expect a Small Raise in 2010: Survey

Frozen and reduced salaries are so 2009. Raises and promotions should be back at work in 2010, according to a survey by Hewitt Associates.
Eighty-three percent of companies surveyed said they will be giving raises in 2010, according to a Wall Street Journal article on the Hewitt survey. The size of the raises, however, will be [...]

Does Everyone Want a New Job?

Even the employed want to find a job.
Sixty percent of currently employed workers told surveyors from Right Management they plan to look for a new job in 2010; another 21 percent answered “maybe” to the same question – will you be looking for a new job in 2010.
In the exclusively executive ranks, the numbers are [...]

Executive Compensation Limits Not Driving Out Talent: Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg

Executive compensation rules are not driving away talent at seven affected banks, said Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration’s “Pay Czar.”
Feinberg said Thursday the restrictions were “based on fact, cooperative input and evaluating evidence presented to him,” said a MarketWatch report.
“I don’t believe we are discouraging talent,” Feinberg said at a Bloomberg Summit in Washington. Feinberg’s [...]

Severance Is Running Out on the Economic Recovery

Weak consumer spending continues to hamper the struggling economic recovery and  consumer spending could actually drop further yet, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Many professionals have endured unemployment much as if they were still employed, relying on severance packages to maintain their lifestyle and, to an extent, the economy has been bolstered by what the [...]

Why a $90,000 Job Goes Unfilled

Despite record unemployment, recruiters said they can’t find enough candidates to fill certain jobs, according to a survey of recruiters by the Human Capital Institute (HCI) and TheLadders, which operates Career-Line.
The trouble for recruiters isn’t finding willing applicants. They can’t find candidates with the necessary skills and industry experience to fill the positions, several recruiters [...]