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Can I fix a salary negotiation mistake before a job offer?

I just made a huge mistake in a salary negotiation and am wondering if there is something I can do t...

What contract rates can an entry-level person ask for?

I have been working for a company as a cooperative learning experience for eight months, even thoug...

Tax Implications of Stock Options

As with any type of investment, when you realize a gain, it's considered income. Income is taxed by ...

Do I have rights regarding my raise?

Salaried vs. Hourly

I recently hired on to a new company and could use some advice. On my second interview with my new c...

The Weakness Question

You're sitting in a conference room or office, face-to-face with the person you most want to impress...

What do employers mean by "the equivalent"?

What exactly is meant by the word equivalent in the phrase "four-year degree or equivalent"?...

The Importance of Job Descriptions

Can an exempt position become nonexempt?

The Job You Want

If you're looking for the perfect job offer, you might as well stop right now: there's no such thing...

Industry Commitment to Training

In a study by the American Society for Training and Development, more than 750 U.S organizations pro...

Can my employer put me on a time clock?

As a salaried exempt supervisor, I have been given more than 40 hours of work per week, had pay cuts...

Time, Place, and Agenda

The course of a meeting is determined before the group gathers, when the organizer sends invitations...

Did I get a big enough raise with this promotion?

I recently accepted a new role as a Web assessment client coordinator within an organization for who...

Applying to Temp Agencies

You've picked an agency - now you have to apply for a spot on the team. It's not as easy as just wal...

How should I represent my co-op position on my resume?

I am working on my associate degree with a double major in purchasing/business management. I have be...

Should I counteroffer a negotiated salary offer?

I received an offer lower than my desired salary. I talked it over with HR, and they met me almost h...

Is my on-call pay competitive?

I have researched all over about what kind of compensation you should get for being on call, but hav...

Can my employer pay me less in a region with a higher cost of living?

In August 2000, I relocated by choice. When I relocated, I couldn't keep the same position with my c...

Should I ask for a lower starting salary?

I am putting in my resume for a manager's position that has just opened up in the store where I am a...

Personal Budget Planning Builds Household Wealth

To some people, "budget" is a dirty word. In reality a budget is just a schedule of income and expen...

How do I get a raise at my temp job?

I am a temporary employee for a large firm. Before I interviewed for the job, the agency representat...

What to Look for Before, During, and After an Interview

An interview is the only time during the hiring process when you and your interviewer can form a mut...

Super-Safe Saving

Saving your money in a safe place may seem like an obvious priority. Why would anyone want to put sa...

Business Correspondence

Business correspondence serves a variety of purposes throughout the career cycle, but most of all it...

New Job, New Bonus Plan

Let's say your resume is current, and you are beginning to speak to a few companies about a potentia...

May an employer put a cap on a job?

I work in a hospital in Florida as a computer operator. Before this I was a computer operator at ano...

How do I get the raise I thought I was promised?

I was promised by my supervisor, but not in writing, that the company would increase my pay by 10 p...

Interview Basics

Despite the etiquette, formality, and inevitable fear factor, job interviews can actually be enjoyab...

Engineering Career Education and Advancement

Engineers research and develop solutions to technical needs in society. They design products, materi...

Project Management Career Education and Advancement

Project management is the process of planning, organizing, staffing, and guiding the process of crea...

Fired Because of Illness | Sick Leave

Three weeks before my scheduled date of resignation, I got sick. After spending a Friday in the hosp...

Interview Brainteasers

These brain teasers range widely in difficulty. Some of them do have actual answers. One example is,...

May I ask for a raise my first day on the job?

I have accepted a job at a salary that is far less than I was making earlier as a contractor for the...

What is the difference between an equity adjustment and a promotion?

I was recently promoted to a higher position and given a form stating my change in position and sala...

Income and Mortgage Size

The first and biggest hurdle to buying your own home is money. Few buyers, if any, try to buy a home...

How to Prepare Your References

If a job candidate is far enough in the interview process that the human resources professional is r...

Running Effective Meetings

Even a well planned meeting requires attention to detail to stay on course and accomplish its object...

Can a prospective employer ask my last employer what I earned?

Is it possible for a prospective employer to verify your salary from a previous employer without you...

How to Evaluate an Offer

Just like an interview, a job offer can tell you a great deal about a potential employer. An offer c...

Sales Compensation

Salespeople are a company's ambassadors to the world. They actively promote the company and its prod...

Revising Job Description

I have been working as a human resources assistant for the last two and a half years. Although I had...

Why is my base so much lower than the former sales manager's?

I was hired by a software company at an entry-level sales position. I have a four-year degree and sa...

What should I do when I'm at the top of the pay range?

I work for a large organization. Each January, there is a pay raise for all employees. This year the...

Should I let headhunters lure me away?

I have been at the same company for three years. I work in a relatively small, but expensive state a...

Executive Compensation

In researching the pay for an executive position, it's best to consult several of the many sources ...

Productivity Bonuses

Nonprofits

Working in a nonprofit organization brings both material and nonmaterial rewards. Although some nonp...

Is it OK to fire someone because of an illness?

Three weeks before my scheduled date of resignation, I got sick. After spending a Friday in the hosp...

An Overview

Employees in approximately one-third of all companies are eligible for bonuses of some kind. Bonuses...

Industry News

Keithley Sells RF to Agilent

Electronic test systems maker Keithley Instruments Inc. announced Thursday that it is selling its ra...

Hamamatsu Opens New Facility

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. announced the completion of its new facility for the development of portabl...

Leadership Changes at Lockheed

Lockheed Martin Corp., based in Bethesda, Md., has announced several leadership appointments and a r...

Gulf Fiberoptics Adds New Div.

Gulf Fiberoptics, an Oldsmar, Fla.-based manufacturer of fiber optic products for the medical, indus...

Opnext Ships LDs to Microvision

Optical modules and components maker Opnext Inc. of Fremont, Calif., has begun shipping red laser di...

Light Squeezed Even Tighter

Scientists have proved that light can be squeezed into much tighter spaces than previously thought p...

Sick Launches New Web Site

Sick, a Minneapolis-based manufacturer of sensors, safety systems and automatic identification produ...

Applied Cutting 1300+ Jobs

In the wake of posting a net loss of $305 million for 2009, chip-making equipment manufacturer Appli...

GigOptix Acquires ChipX

Optoelectronics maker GigOptix Inc. has announced that it acquired fabless integrated circuits suppl...

Draka’s Fiber Powers Rwanda

Optical fiber and cabling company Draka Communications announced that it is in the deployment ph...

IPG Founder Wins LIA’s Top Honor

Valentin Gapontsev, founder, chairman and CEO of high-power fiber laser maker IPG Photonics Corp. of...

Hamamatsu Licenses JDSU IP

JDSU announced today that it has licensed patent rights for fundamental picosecond laser technology ...

Vision Market on the Upswing

Machine vision and image processing strongly depend on the success of the applications they serve, s...

Senate Confirms 14th NIST Director

The US Senate recently confirmed Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher as the 14th director of the Commerce D...

Bruker Names New Officers

Bruker Corp., a provider of scientific instruments and solutions based in Billerica, Mass., announce...

Show Plans Laser Tribute

Special events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the invention of the laser, including a “Cirque d...

Walmart Selects Cree LEDs

Cree Inc., an LED manufacturer located in Durham, N.C., has been selected to provide energy-efficien...

Omicron Names Singapore Rep.

Omicron Laserage Laserprodukte GmbH of Rodgau, Germany, has expanded its worldwide sales network by ...

Flir Delivers 100,000th IR Camera

Camera maker Flir Systems Inc. of Wilsonville, Ore., said it will deliver its 100,000th commercial-u...

AMD Lasers Forms Alliances

Indianapolis-based AMD Lasers announced strategic partnerships with 1-800-Dentist, Fortune Managemen...

Changelight Orders Aixtron System

Semiconductor technology company Aixtron AG of Germany announced that LED developer Changelight Co.,...

Veridiam Names New CFO

Veridiam of El Cajon, Calif., announced that Robert Mazzacavallo has been named its chief financial ...

Machine Vision Standards Set

Three machine vision trade associations signed an agreement today at the Vision 2009 show in Stuttga...

Momentive Awarded $4.5M

The US Department of Energy (DoE) has granted Momentive Performance Materials $4.5 million to develo...

Acal Acquiring BFi Optilas

Electronic components manufacturer Acal has agreed to acquire France-based electronic and photonic c...

Raytheon Opticals Nab $6.9M

The Office of Naval Research has awarded defense contractor Raytheon Co. a $6.9 million, Phase II co...

Zygo CEO to Retire

Zygo Corp. of Middlefield, Conn., has announced that CEO J. Bruce Robinson will retire when a succes...

Morse to Advise Dynasil

Kenneth P. Morse, founding managing director of the MIT Entrepreneurship Center, has been hired by W...

Laser Light Engines Hires CEO

Laser Light Engines of Salem, N.H., has hired Doug Darrow as CEO, the company announced this week, r...

Hudson Heads BAE Systems in US

England-based defense contractor BAE Systems plc announced today that Linda Hudson will serve as...

Litho Process Awarded $900K

Cornell scientists who have invented a way of processing organic devices with a patent-pending proce...

IRphotonics Opens Apps Center

IRphotonics of Hamden, Conn., a manufacturer of infrared-based materials and systems, has announced ...

Irish Fund Young Researchers

The Irish government has awarded €7.9 million (about $11.8 million) to 15 young researchers at seven...

CEO Arrested for Assault

StockerYale CEO Mark W. Blodgett was arrested Oct. 13 for allegedly assaulting the company’s former ...

Raydiance Sets Milestone

Petaluma, Calif.-based laser company Raydiance Corp. announced it has made a major breakthrough in m...

Fraunhofer USA Turns 15

Germany’s Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Europe’s largest institution for applied research, is celebrating...

Schott Plant to Add 150 Jobs

A contract to manufacture transparent glass-ceramic armor for the defense industry will mean adding ...

Dymax Names LaCroce Director

Dymax Corp., manufacturer of advanced light-curable adhesives, coatings and curing equipment, an...

Yale Engineer Wins Fellowship

Yale University in New Haven, Conn., announced that Hong Tang, an assistant professor of enginee...

Byer to Chair Mobius Board

Mobius Photonics of Santa Clara, Calif., a producer of short pulsed fiber laser sources, has nam...

Sumitomo Acquires Aviza

Sumitomo Precision Products Co. (SPP), a semiconductor technology company based in Japan, announced ...

Spectros Names Distributors

Spectros of Portola Valley, Calif., a developer of advanced molecular sensing and imaging devices fo...

Boeing Makes Leadership Changes

Chicago-based Boeing Capital Corp. announced that Walt Skowronski, president, will retire at the end...

Raytheon Taps Cornet for Contract

Cornet Technology Inc. announced that it has received and shipped an order from defense contractor R...

StockerYale Sells to Coherent

Laser, optical fiber and LED maker StockerYale Inc. of Salem, N.H., announced today that it has sold...

Cree Adds Green Jobs in NC

Cree Inc., a manufacturer of LED lighting products based in Durham, N.C., announced the expansio...

Universal Display Nabs DoE Grants

Ewing, N.J.-based Universal Display, developer of OLED technologies and materials, has been awarded ...

Osram Sylvania Launches Contest

Automotive lighting maker Osram Sylvania of Hillsboro, N.H., and the College for Creative Studies (C...

Dilas Celebrates 15th Anniversary

Dilas, a diode laser company located in Mainz, Germany, is celebrating its 15-year anniversary. What...

IQE to Acquire NanoGaN

Semiconductor wafer maker IQE plc announced that it will acquire UK-based NanoGaN Ltd for approximat...