| According to the Society of Human Resource | | | | for Superman, nevermind your increasingly limited |
| Managers, US, 53% of all job applicants lie to some | | | | ability to 'make things happen'.Colleagues are jealous |
| extent on their resume. What if you have been | | | | of your limelight and are slipping 'innocent' sounding |
| 'economical with the truth' on your 'home-made' | | | | comments about you into everyday chats with the |
| resume/cv and, as a result - have been offered an | | | | boss, like 'banana skins' on steps. They're NOT out to |
| outrageous salary? It happens!I guess the natural | | | | get you. They are just being helpful.The morale is: |
| reaction would be to say that being 'Overpaid' is on | | | | Avoid the trap - find out what you are worth |
| balance a superior position but in fact, I believe in | | | | BEFORE you negotiate your salary and if for |
| practice it is almost without exception a damaging | | | | whatever reason they offer a salary crazily in excess |
| situation for all concerned.Imagine you were given a | | | | of your wildest dreams, ask if you can 'Sleep on it.' |
| hundred thousand spondulicks rise in pay because the | | | | This will 'fix' the sum in people's minds.Then, |
| recruiters believed (perhaps from your FAKE resume) | | | | overnight, you can decide whether they were |
| that you were fully capable of handling a national | | | | genuinely enthusiastic about your potential or |
| emergency. (see Malcolm Brown's outing)At first it | | | | compensating you in advance. If the former, you can |
| would be such a thrill wouldn't it? Especially when you | | | | come up with a performance-related bonus system |
| got your first salary cheque and found that you | | | | that will bring you within range of earning this above |
| were paying more TAX than you'd ever earned | | | | average salary, whilst taking 'home' a salary that is |
| salary in a month. (You could pay off the credit cards | | | | TRULY commensurate with your talents.Sensibly |
| with relish. 'Take that!: Amex. Eat me!: Virgin: The end | | | | offer this arrangement at your next meeting and you |
| is nigh!: Barclays) Then what? You could plan a holiday | | | | might hear a sigh of relief AND renewed and |
| - if you would dare leave things unattended. If they'd | | | | validated respect for your judgement.Copyright 2006 |
| let you take a holiday!You would know however that | | | | Margaret SteadMargaret Stead is a Career |
| at any minute of the day or night, someone might | | | | Consultant, Business Psychologist and self-styled |
| SEE 'The Emperor's new clothes' and raise the alarm. | | | | 'Dream Architect' on a mission to create a million |
| Could you live with that?Your employer is watching | | | | brilliant careers. She has increased career currency, |
| every move you make in anticipation of your 'Doing | | | | capability and job satisfaction for many successful |
| something', to justify the outrageous fee thay have | | | | career change individuals, regularly coaching, |
| paid you. They are becoming so IMPATIENT and | | | | executive business leaders in using new media to |
| critical that you wonder if they would have anytime | | | | accelerate their success. |