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It’s easy to forget that the presidency of the United States is a government job just like any other–in that it comes with a stipulated salary and benefits. But regardless of their bombastic rhetoric or self-serious public image, politicians are like all other government employees. The president, vice president, and legislators earn an annual income

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So you’ve seized an opportunity: you spotted a job you want, and you’ve taken the initiative. You wrote a killer cover letter, brushed up your resume and captured the attention of a potential employer. Congratulations, you proactive person, you! Now comes the real test: the interview. In some respects, the interview process is a mutual

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If you’ve ever had the bad luck of checking your bank account on payday only to find you haven’t been paid yet, you know just how frustrating a delayed paycheck can be. Luckily, the law is on your side. Most states operate similarly when it comes to paycheck laws, and all states (except Alabama and

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There is nothing easy about a job interview. Etiquette says dress up, even if your interviewers arrive barefoot in blue jeans. You should smile, but not too much. You should be humble and confident at the same time. You should write a thank you note. But what about salary? Addressing salary while moving into a

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Asking a co-worker how much she makes is a little like asking an acquaintance how much she weighs: invasive, rude, borderline inappropriate. With age, size, and even relationship-status, we’re raised with a polite inclination towards privacy. These discrete facts, though intimately tied up in our notions of identity and personal value, carry a certain taboo.

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Doctor, lawyers, celebs, and CEOs. When we hear these job titles, we know there’s money in them… piles of it in many cases. But not all of us are cut out to be the next Mark Zuckerberg or Nicki Minaj. Does this mean that high-paying careers are not in our futures? Not so. While most

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You have been at your current place of employment for some time and you know you are doing a great job. Even your manager/boss has acknowledged it. Seems like the perfect time to ask for a raise in salary. But sometimes, “Ask and you shall receive” doesn’t go quite so smoothly. With budget limitations or

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Taking a lower salary can pay off in more ways than money in your pocket.

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If you’d tell most people that accepting a salary that’s less than what they’d hoped for would be beneficial, they would probably look at you in disbelief. Most of us work, in part, to get paid, and the bigger the paycheck, the better. But there may be circumstances where the salary offer is not what

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Even though the focus is off of him these days, during Bernie Sanders’s run for presidency, one of the things we heard over and over was, “raise minimum wage, raise minimum wage!” In fact, one of the Vermont Senator’s most applauded proposals was raising national minimum wage from its current amount…

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