How to: - Maximize salary in a new job: - Ask for a raise in your current job:
The industries currently hiring the most workers include recreation, travel, software and IT services as well as corporate services and finance.
First, know your salary range ahead of time. Jarvis recommends checking websites that list typical salaries for certain roles and reaching out to current or former employees at your prospective employer to gain an understanding of what salary could be expected. "If you’re asked, 'How much money would you like to make?' the best answer you can give is, 'I’d like to make in line with what the industry is paying right now, and I think what I bring to this job is top-of-the-line so you can think about me as a top-of-the-line candidate,'" said Jarvis.