You Can Negotiate Salary in This Economy; BLS Reports Average Wages Up 3.6%

March 30, 2009 - PRLog -- The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) show that despite the rising unemployment rate, average wages are increasing, and are up about 3.6% over one year earlier. That is not a typo. For those who have jobs, salaries are rising. Even in the NY financial services market which has been hit particularly hard by layoffs, a survey by outplacement firm, Right Management,  of recently laid off executives finds that 72% of the employees finding reemployment in the sector either met or increased their former salary. The reason is that while many people may be looking for work, when an employer decides that they want to hire you, they want you not the other candidates that are not their first choice. Once that happens you can negotiate your salary, if you know how.

Get More Money on Your Next Job... In Any Economy (McGraw Hill; April 2009, $14.95) a new book written by Star Ledger career columnist Lee E. Miller, a former Fortune 1000 head of human resources, explains how to negotiate for more money even as unemployment reaches record highs. This book, with the Forward  written by best selling career author Richard Bolles (What Color is Your Parachute) is written to help everyone currently working or looking for a job get a salary increase— from buttoned-down bankers to video-gaming hopefuls to entry level administrative assistants. The book includes special sections for women, recent college graduates and older worker that have recently been laid off.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

LEE E. MILLER, a graduate of Harvard Law School, is the Career Columnist for the New Jersey Star Ledger. Previously he was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at TV Guide Magazine, USA Networks and Barney's New York Inc. He is also an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall University and Columbia, where he teaches courses in Negotiating and Human Resources Management. Lee is the co-author with his daughter of A Woman’s Guide To Successful Negotiating selected by Atlanta Woman magazine as one of the 50 best books for professional women and UP: Influence, Power and the U Perspective- The Art of Getting What You Want. He previously wrote monthly career advice columns for Careerbuilders.com and Monster.com. Lee is the former Chair of the International Association of Corporate and Professional Recruiters and Secretary to the Union County Motion Picture Advisory Board.  

For more information or to interview the author, contact M Pillai at 917-690-0029 or e-mail ahrgrp@earthlink.net