It is not a good idea to discuss salary early in an interview. It can be too much information when trying to negotiate a new salary, but how can you dodge the question?

It is a bad idea to discuss salary early in the hiring process. However if it comes up, do not get yourself caught in a lie.

My preference when pressed for an answer is as follows:

1) State that you’d rather not answer that question because your previous salary is not terribly relevant to the current job you’re applying to. You’d rather be paid commensurate with the market and within the companies standard guidelines for the role and responsibility.

2) If the employer insists you mention your previous salary, mention with the total value of your salary package. Also, restate that it is not the same company you will be working for, and so your past salary is not related. There are so many factors including lifestyle, vacation, time in lieu of pay and other things that also factor in.

3) You have to know where you stand in terms of the market. Know the going salary range for the job you are in and the skill level and experience you have for your region. You should know what level you can ask for and expect to get by doing your research.

4) Regardless of whether or not you were earning at or below or even above the market average for your career, your past salary is not relevant. You may have had any number of reasons for working below market in the past, but what is important now is that you earn current market rates for the work you do. Your past doesn’t explain your worth as a resource to the new employer.

5) If you do talk about your salary history make sure to mention that you expect to be paid the current fair market rate for the job listing, and explain what you know about salaries in your field at the time. Many employers will respect you for standing up for what you deserve. Just remember negotiating is a professional situation and remember to be firm in your stance but respectful with the employer.

Never tell a lie to your prospective employer. Just be aware that they have ways of knowing or discovering the truth that you don’t have control over. The most important thing is to communicate honestly the value you can bring to the employer and impress them with that.

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Every business relies to some extent on market research to assist them in new product development. Customer opinions can be crucial in guiding many aspects of business. You’ve probably field out at least one survey in the past which was intended to help a company do this. The question remains – is it possible to make money by filling out surveys?

You are no doubt aware that there are companies who will pay people for their time spent filling out surveys and sharing their opinions. Their thinking is that the input they get from consumers is valuable enough that they are willing to pay for it.

Now, the questions we get a lot of are whether or not you can really make money doing this, followed by whether or not these opportunities are scams.

At first, we were skeptical about whether there was actually money to be made this way – as it turns out, there is! If you go about things properly, you can make a pretty good income this way; now, let’s look at how it works.

First, you’ll have to find a survey network to give you access to paid surveys. There are two options:

Option #1 – Free Survey Networks

These networks let you sign up for free and will send you email about available surveys. The downside of free survey networks is that most of their surveys only allow you to enter in a sweepstakes rather than actually paying you.

Small businesses who cannot afford to pay for consumer opinions use these networks. It’s fun to give your opinions, sure – but you won’t make very much with these survey networks. The odds of winning one of the drawings is extremely low.

Option #2 – Membership Based Survey Networks

These networks are the choice of those who want to make a real income by filling out surveys.

Survey networks which require a membership fee for access to paid online surveys. There’s generally a onetime membership fee to pay, which entitles you to access to a list of paid surveys.

These networks deal with larger companies who can afford to pay for your input and your time.

These membership based networks also have more up to date lists of surveys, so you won’t waste your time trying to get into surveys which have already closed. You can decide to spend as much or as little time as you like on these surveys; the more time you spend filling out surveys, the more money you’ll make.

It’s a good idea to go with a membership based survey network which provides a money back guarantee. You can test drive the network and if you’re not satisfied, you can simply get back your membership fee. The best networks are those which are so confident in their services that they are comfortable offering this kind of guarantee.

If you’d like to make some extra money, filling out surveys from home is a good way to go. If you have any questions feel free to get in touch. All the best!

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The main point I want to make is this, not everyone has opporunities fall in their lap for a company to drop $2000 for a basic Cisco Router course. I realize that. So what I decided to do was put together the absolute fundamentals that any person needing to learn the Cisco Router needs into one easy to read package at a very affordable price.

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Of all the feedback I get from the readers of my tutorials and ebooks there is one common thing that stands out and this is one that I take great pride in – it is that I can break down these concepts in a very simple, down to earth and straightforward way.” Eric S. Severson, author of Cisco Router Keys