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Human Resources Human Resources Employ People Manage People Succeed at Work From Susan M. Heathfield, your Guide to Human Resources Vol. 12 No. 61 - ISSN: 1533-3698 May 10, 2011 Dear People: A salary negotiation window exists from the time you offer a job to a candidate to the acceptance of the job by your selected candidate. The results of this salary negotiation can leave a candidate feeling wanted or devalued. A recent salary negotiation failed, and I couldn't figure out why until I received feedback later. Hiring a low level, early career business development staff member, we offered $48,000 with bonus potential well into the fifties. Both the hiring manager and I provided her with the same information about what we planned to pay our selected candidate. Read more in: You Can Successfully Negotiate Salary - Usually. Comments, questions, suggestions? Email Me. Please forward this newsletter, in its entirety, to your colleagues, coworkers and friends, because you want to add value to their work and lives. Regards and wishing you and yours the best this week, Susan Does Your Candidate Fit Your Culture? Does your job applicant fit your corporate culture? Interviews are your gatekeepers, your opportunity to screen candidates on two levels. The interview is an opportunity to assess whether each prospective employee has the skills, experience, and talents needed to fill your open position. Interviews are also about your candidate's fit in your work culture. Find out more and see what Zappos does. How to Understand Your Current Culture Do You Have a Culture of Trust? See More About:  culture  cultural fit  interview questions and answers Sample Interview Questions About Decision Making Want to assess your candidate's skill in decision making? You can ask these interview questions about decision making to determine his or her experience and competency in making decisions at work. Employers will want to ask interview questions to assess a candidate's decision making expertise for almost every job, but especially jobs that involve leading people. Read more... Interview Questions for Employers Preventing Predictable Decision Making Errors See More About:  interview questions  decision making  employee selection Make the Most of Your Millennials In your workplace, do employees lump all workers from particular generations into the same set of characteristics, needs, attitudes, and practices? If so, this is bad practice. The current generations in your workplace include... Read more... 11 Tips for Managing Millennials Myths About Millennials See More About:  millennials  generations at work  management effectiveness What Is Employee Motivation - Really? Want to encourage and inspire motivation? You need to know what motivation is - really. Motivation is an employee's intrinsic enthusiasm about and drive to accomplish activities related to work. Motivation is that internal drive that causes an individual to decide to take action. You can inspire motivation and tap into it. Find out how. The Bottom Line for Motivating Employees How Managers Motivate Employees See More About:  employee satisfaction  employee recognition  employee motivation Human Resources Ads Candidate Sourcing Human Resources Job Selection Candidate Screening Culture Featured Articles Effective Meetings Produce Results What Do People in HR Do? Readers Share Favorite Interview Questions: Share Yours Want to Keep Your Job? Do You Hate HR? Cafeteria Plan Gives Employees Choices About Their Benefits   More from About.com Backyard Chickens 101 Dabble in the self-sufficient, eco-friendly life with these essential chicken-raising tips. More> 24 Amazing Container Gardens These gorgeous and creative gardens prove it doesn't take a lot of space to create something special. More> This newsletter is written by: Susan M. Heathfield Human Resources Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Human Resources newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads Human Resources Basics, Careers, Jobs Free Human Resources Policies, Samples Human Resources: Job Interview Tips Human Resources Job Descriptions Top 10 Human Resources Tough Questions   Follow me on: Advertisement