Essay Topic:
Compensation data for numerous jobs are more available due to the existence of various websites. The website of www.salary.com provides pay data for numerous jobs in different companies in different industries in different cities throughout the U. S. This case challenges students to apply their understanding of the key concepts of internal alignment and external competitiveness to actual pay rates for specific jobs.
After examining the website, answer the following questions in your response:
Which jobs are paid more or less? Is this what you would have expected? Why or why not? What factors could explain the differences in the salaries? Be sure to include in-text citations to support your research on this.
Do the jobs have different bonuses as a percentage of their base salaries? What could explain these differences? Be sure to include in-text citations to support your research on this.
How could you use this information while negotiating your salary in your job after graduation? What data would you provide to support your “asking price?” What factors will influence whether or not you get what you ask for? Be sure to include in-text citations to support your research on this.
