Mike's Sense of Job Security
Project Manager, Construction - (City withheld for privacy), California, United States
Factors keeping me competitive:
(1) - Training
(2) - Additional Education
(3) - Participate at Conferences
(4) - Update/Keep Abreast of Changes to SOP
(5) - Get opportuinities to participate in interesting projects.
Do I have a sense of job security? No
What aspects of your job, your work, your company, provides you with sense of job security.
(1) - Car benefit
(2) - Perks for tickets
(3) - Atta-boys
(4) - End of year bonus
Ask for what you deserve (know your value & salary potential) and get it in writing!
Project Manager, Construction - (City withheld for privacy), Maryland, United States
Know your current value in the market based on skill level, years at service, and demand; ask for what you are worth and get everything in writing!
Be open about what you want.
Project Manager, Construction - (City withheld for privacy), Oregon, United States
Be open about what you want. Be sure you advise them that you cannot be influenced by low salary expectations, and that you want what you earned in the industry. Know the going rate and do not ask for the sky. Be reasonable.
Yes the job interview is the time to get this settled. Otherwise, you will not e satisfied when the offer comes through and you have wasted your - and their - time.