| Why is it a good idea to determine your worth? | | | | same unique gifts. The things in life that are rare tend |
| Whether you plan to stay at your current job or seek | | | | to be worth more than those things that are bountiful in |
| employment elsewhere, your assessment of your | | | | nature. Extending this concept further, the rarest thing |
| worth can become a bargaining chip should you | | | | is a one-of-a-kind, which is priceless. There is nothing |
| choose to negotiate for higher compensation. It's a | | | | else like it. Have I just described you? |
| reference point on your way to improving not only | | | | Having said that, what number would best describe |
| your standard of living but your sense of self as well. | | | | your worth? Once you have arrived at a number, |
| There are many ways you're worth is determined for | | | | communicate this with your spouse or best friend for |
| a particular job. One way is to look at your current | | | | validation. You may be surprised by their response. |
| earnings. That will at least tell you how your boss or | | | | Salary negotiations based on your true worth take on |
| company views your worth. Another way is to find out | | | | a whole new dimension. No, you probably won't be |
| what the average job salaries are for people | | | | compensated one million dollars; however, I have seen |
| performing the same functions as you. Still another | | | | twenty to forty thousand dollars added to starting |
| approach is to use a salary calculator to look at a | | | | compensation through aggressive negotiations. It is |
| salary comparison based on several factors including | | | | common to negotiate signing bonuses, stipulations |
| industry, geography and of course the level of the | | | | calling for substantial six-month performance-based |
| position itself. If you are interested in that approach, has | | | | increases, several weeks of additional vacation time |
| a neat formula for calculating salary. You can go to | | | | and many other perks. |
| their site for more information: | | | | You have probably worked very hard to come to this |
| If you want to make a lot of money, I suggest you | | | | point, so why stop short of getting what you truly |
| look to your true worth. In most cases, your true worth | | | | want, and deserve. Wouldn't you rather be |
| is far greater than your current compensation. Your | | | | compensated on the basis of what you're worth than |
| worth can be defined by what you bring to the table | | | | on some arbitrary figure designed to keep the status |
| that is unique and valuable. Look at the skills, strengths, | | | | quo? Remember, what you receive now becomes |
| core competencies, marketable assets and | | | | your benchmark for future positions. Go for what you |
| accomplishments you can declare as your own. This is | | | | are worth - your life will never be the same! |
| what describes your uniqueness. It is what | | | | Copyright © 2005 TopDog Group All rights |
| differentiates you from the crowd. | | | | reserved. |
| Keep in mind that no other person possesses these | | | | |