ERI-Salary-Survey.com providing salary survey data to management and HR professionals

ERI-Salary-Survey.com provides salary survey data to management and HR professionals...

ERI Economic Research Institute was founded in 1987 to provide salary survey and cost-of-living research to HR professionals in the form of survey software databases, published salary reports, and online salary surveys. Human resource managers, directors and executives all over the world rely on our compensation analyses to set individual pay, adjust branch office salary structures, and set relocation allowances.

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Animators Are Some of the Happiest Workers in America, Survey Finds - MarketWatch.com

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Third-party survey commissioned by AnimationMentor.com reveals career trends in the animation industry

AnimationMentor.com (Animation Mentor), the leading online character animation school created by animators for animators, today unveils key findings from an animation industry survey that shows a vibrant and healthy workforce with a bright future. Animation Mentor commissioned independent research firm Knowledge Wave International to conduct the survey to gain insight into an insider's view on industry trends, job titles, job satisfaction and salaries. "Behind the Characters: Professional Animator Job Satisfaction, Career Outlook and Salary Survey Report" is based on the responses of more than 1,200 professional animators from over a dozen countries who participated in the August 2008.

Animators are some of the happiest workers in America

The survey explored job satisfaction and how happy animators are overall. Of those surveyed, 59 percent of professional animators enjoyed their work and are proud of the work they do. More than 80 percent plan to continue working in this field and more than half would recommend a career in animation to friends and family. These statistics put animators high on the list of highest occupations when compared to national averages found in the University of Chicago's 2007 "Job Satisfaction in America" survey that identified clergy (67.2 percent) and firefighters (57.2 percent) the top professions where individuals classified themselves as "very happy."

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SalaryExpert.com Launches ALL New Re-Designed Easy to Use Website

HR Execs, Professionals, Students, Job Recruiters, noticed any changes lately to SalaryExpert.com?

The NEW SalaryExpert Website is easy to use, great looking and performing well we hear, I even noticed an updated logo - nice job!

SalaryExpert.com provides Salary Survey Data, Compensation and Comparison Tools with choices to find the most accurate and up-to-date compensation information online.

SalaryExpert.com has a range of salary tools, salary surveys and products to fit your specific needs.

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Compensation and Salary Data Software from ERI Economic Research Institute

Salary Survey Software ERI offers compensation survey databases and software intended for management, professional analysts, or consultants' use. Free Demo Downloads allow one to evaluate the effectiveness of the survey databases before subscribing. Assessor Series® are used by a majority of the US Fortune 500 and major consulting firms; they allow for quick, efficient, and cost-effective second opinions of others' surveys, "less than 5 second" answers from your PC representing thousands of hours of ERI researchers' time.

Compensation Data Software:

The Assessor Series® desktop software reports competitive salary, incentive, and total compensation ranges for over 8,500 job titles in the US and Canada as well as providing data on executive pay, geographic and cost of living differentials.

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How Do I Find Out Salary Ranges? - As Seen on AllBusiness.com

As Seen on AllBusiness.com... Let’s face it — money can be a touchy issue. It’s no less a hot potato during the job interview process, when many candidates find themselves hesitant to broach the subject of salary ranges for fear of either over- or underselling their worth.

Even though the topic can be an uncomfortableone, it’s important not to put the money issue aside when meeting with potential employers. It is to your advantage to do your homework beforehand to get a sense of standard industry wages. Try to gather as much information as possible about the company to which you’re applying and the average salaries they offer for various positions.

This solid understanding of salary guidelines is important. If you ask for too much, you could take yourself out of the running; too little and you could doom yourself to a salary that’s lower than what the employer was prepared to offer. Arm yourself with information about what is reasonable and standard in your profession and your industry. Also keep in mind whether you bring any extraordinary skills to that position, skills your employer may value and compensate accordingly.

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Salary and Cost of Living Resources for HR Execs...

Here are 3 Cost of Living and Salary Resource Websites for HR Execs:

1. CostofLiving.net:

CostofLiving.net has your city and state covered. They provide easy to use cost of living comparisons for over 4,500 cities. For professionals they offer a free demo of Cost of Living Software. The Relocation Assessor provides Cost of Living data for over 7,500 cities including Canada.

2. SalaryExpert.com:

SalaryExpert.com is an (ERI) Economic Research Institute affiliate providing Salary Resources for Students, Job Recruiters, HR Execs and Professionals.

3. SalariesReview.com:

SalariesReview.com and Abbott, Langer Association Surveys provide salary survey reports to subscribers. Abbott, Langer Association Surveys has long focused on the nonprofit and manufacturing sectors.

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Gannett Co. to Buy 10% Interest in CareerBuilder - BusinessWeek.com

According to BusinessWeek.com Gannett Co. said Wednesday that it bought a 10 percent interest in CareerBuilder from Tribune Co. for $135 million, giving it a majority stake in the employment Web site.

The deal bumps Gannett's interest in CareerBuilder up to 50.8 percent. Tribune now owns 30.8 percent of the Web site, with McClatchy Co.'s stake at 14.4 percent and Microsoft Corp.'s interest at 4 percent.

The controlling interest gives Gannett, publisher of USA Today, three seats on CareerBuilder's six-seat board of directors. The other seats are held by Tribune, McClatchy and CareerBuilder.

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