Should You Accept a Job Offer, Or Negotiate It?

Should You Accept a Job Offer, Or Negotiate It?

How to know if you should negotiate yourf salary job offer or accept it. Understand your market value and the risks of negotiating your job offer salary.

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So You Got Your Resume Rewritten But You're Still Looking

So You Got Your Resume Rewritten But You're Still Looking

"I don't understand...my resume writer must not have done something right." Does this sound like you?

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Change the Context; Be More Productive Working Remotely

Change the Context; Be More Productive Working Remotely

As we enter into the fall, life tends to speed up a little bit and effectively navigating a busier schedule within the COVID-19 restrictions will require deliberate planning, thinking and intentionality.

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Navigating Today's Job Market & Getting Hired

Navigating Today's Job Market & Getting Hired

While everyone else is waiting for things to change, why not adjust your mindset and give yourself permission to go after jobs that are available right now.

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Working with Recruiters in the Age of Remote Job Hunting

Working with Recruiters in the Age of Remote Job Hunting

In today’s hyper-competitive job market, there are countless applicants vying for the same roles. Working with a job recruiter remotely can help you

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Value of a Single, Significant Raise

Value of a Single, Significant Raise

It's worth way more than you think.We live in an era where delayed gratification pays significant dividends, especially if it's financial. But...

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How learning new data skills can make you a more appealing candidate

How learning new data skills can make you a more appealing candidate

Seven septillion gigabytes. That’s a number so large that it’s nearly impossible to fathom: a seven followed by 21 zeroes.

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Hanging In The Balance: Life During COVID-19

Hanging In The Balance: Life During COVID-19

A pandemic like takes a toll on human life and we’ve seen it be characterized by extreme changes, high levels of uncertainty, and complexity over the last few months.

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How to write a follow up email after an interview?

How to write a follow up email after an interview?

We’ve all been there. You have a great interview, you send thank you notes, you’re excited for the next step, then… Crickets. Silence. Nothing.

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What's Your Desired Salary? Here's how to answer the question and get that desired salary.

What's Your Desired Salary? Here's how to answer the question and get that desired salary.

Your desired salary. You don’t get the salary you deserve, you get what you negotiate. Salary negotiation starts way earlier than you think!

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How to Upload a Resume To LinkedIn - And Why It's a Trap

How to Upload a Resume To LinkedIn - And Why It's a Trap

We tell you how to upload resume to linkedin, also explain what you should do instead of uploading your resume to linkedin to get more interviews.

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How to decline an interview without burning the bridge!

How to decline an interview without burning the bridge!

Declining an interview is easier than you think. You've got another job offer, the role or company isn't a good fit. We give you the best ways to handle it.

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Resume Writing Services Buying Guide

Resume Writing Services Buying Guide

This guide to choosing between resume writing services will help you pick the best professional resume writer option for you! First, company or individual?

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Discovering What Role Best Fits You

Discovering What Role Best Fits You

Paying more attention to your career fulfillment, you are clear you don’t want to take any job - it has to be something that lights you up! But where the heck do you start?!?!

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The 2025 Insider’s Guide to Getting a Raise!

The 2025 Insider’s Guide to Getting a Raise!

Not making enough money at your current job but not sure how to go about asking for a raise? Check out this guide on how you can get that raise you've worked for!

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Interview Successfully with the SOAR Framework

Interview Successfully with the SOAR Framework

An accomplishments-focused resume positions you to interview successfully. You’ve created a roadmap of questions for the interviewer to ask:

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Questions to Ask in a Job Interview

Questions to Ask in a Job Interview

It’s inevitable. Get to the end of ANY job interview conversation and they’re going to ask you what questions you have. Here’s the thing...

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When I don't accept your connection request...

When I don't accept your connection request...

Basic rules for connecing with people on LinkedIn. When not you should and shouldn't accept new connections. Navigate online networking in a snap.

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Planning a Career Move? Keep the Momentum Going This Holiday Season

Planning a Career Move? Keep the Momentum Going This Holiday Season

As other job seekers take their foot off the metaphorical gas pedal and turn their attention to Holiday cyber deals, the experts here at The Job Sauce highly recommend that you don’t.

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Salary Negotiation Starts in the Screening Call

Salary Negotiation Starts in the Screening Call

Salary negotiation is a stressful and difficult topic for most job seekers. I'll tell you how to cover it early in the process without low-balling yourself.

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Resume Basics: Keep It Short and Sweet

Resume Basics: Keep It Short and Sweet

You’ve heard it time and time again, “Keep your resume concise.” Whoever told you that was on to something, as it's one of our resume basics.

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4 Career Traps Not to Fall Into This Fall

4 Career Traps Not to Fall Into This Fall

Just as the weather pulls for the world to begin hibernating, we can unconsciously start easing off the metaphorical career gas pedal as well.

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You Can Tell So Much In 20 Minutes

You Can Tell So Much In 20 Minutes

My studies in behavioral psychology, neuroscience, and plain old common sense have shown me a lot when it comes to job seekers landing their dream job and what is in the way.

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How to Tell if My Job Search is Working

How to Tell if My Job Search is Working

You’re running your own job search and you know you need to have patience, but how can you tell if your job search is working?

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Talking About Yourself Is Hard

Talking About Yourself Is Hard

Talking about yourself is hard and writing your own resume is even harder. It feels like bragging and many top performers are too modest to write their own.

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Why can’t I get an interview?

Why can’t I get an interview?

Have you been sending out your resume and applying to jobs without so much as a call back? Here is exactly why you can't get an interview and what you can do about it!

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How to Get Hired: 10 steps to being the top candidate

How to Get Hired: 10 steps to being the top candidate

Have you found yourself losing out on jobs after interviewing? We've put together 10 steps for how to get hired, no matter where you are in your career.

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What Working at LinkedIn Taught Me About LinkedIn Profiles: The Digital Handshake

What Working at LinkedIn Taught Me About LinkedIn Profiles: The Digital Handshake

Your LinkedIn profile is more important than you think. Here’s why and what you should do to improve your digital first impression, your digital handshake.

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Why Warm Introductions Work

Why Warm Introductions Work

Getting referred for your dream job is pivotal in actually landing it. But how do we get in touch with a company VIP in the first place? The Warm Introduction.

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How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Hired By 14x

How To Increase Your Chances Of Getting Hired By 14x

Having trouble landing your dream job? You may be relying on your application or resume instead of focusing on this one thing that can help boost your chances of getting hired by 14x.

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How Badly Do You Want It

How Badly Do You Want It

These days, simply applying for jobs online no longer cuts it.

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Bringing Integrity Back

Bringing Integrity Back

Integrity isn’t going to make things perfect or even necessarily easy but it definitely plays a vital role in making your career plans a reality by setting the tone at the start.

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5 Signs You're Underpaid!

5 Signs You're Underpaid!

Have you ever had that feeling that you're being underpaid at your job? Well you could be if you don't know what to look for! Here are 5 signs you're being underpaid!

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The Job Sauce & Grad Career Festival Team Up!

The Job Sauce & Grad Career Festival Team Up!

27 career authors, a dozen career coaches, and The Job Sauce have come together to offer college graduates from the Class of 2017 the opportunity to participate in the 3-day Grad CareerFestival scheduled for July 27th – 29th, from 11 am – 10 pm EDT.

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The Job Sauce accepted into Forbes Coaches Council

The Job Sauce accepted into Forbes Coaches Council

The Job Sauce, a career coaching company founded by Scott Swedberg, has been accepted into the Forbes Coaches Council, an invitation-only community for leading business and career coaches.

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Death Of The Job Application

Death Of The Job Application

Did you know that 80% of job openings aren't posted online? If you're getting nowhere by filling out job applications, then you need to read this article now!

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7 Tips for Building a Better Resume

7 Tips for Building a Better Resume

Do you feel like your resume could use some improvement, but don't know where to start? Here are 7 tips to help you build a better resume today!

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