--- title: SkyWater Blog | Salary (2) description: Salary | Tips for Employers and Job Seekers alike. From resume building, to interview tips, and more. This may be the most important blog you read today. 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Here, we outline the benefits a specialist, reputable recruiter can bring to the hiring process. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/why-a-specialist-recruiter-will-improve-your-hiring-process) [![Manager interviewing a female applicant in his office](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Manager%20interviewing%20a%20female%20applicant%20in%20his%20office.jpeg)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/5-salary-negotiation-tips-for-first-time-job-seekers) ## [5 Salary Negotiation Tips For First Time Job Seekers](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/5-salary-negotiation-tips-for-first-time-job-seekers) Posted by [Matt Hugdahl](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/matt-hugdahl) on 7/23/19, 2:10 PM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/5-salary-negotiation-tips-for-first-time-job-seekers#comments-listing) Today’s Minnesota jobs market favors candidates, but finding a job can still be a daunting prospect for many applicants. For ‘first time’ job seekers one of the most difficult aspects of the entire hiring process is salary negotiation. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/5-salary-negotiation-tips-for-first-time-job-seekers) [![Image of workers getting a promotion](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Hand%20drawing%20image%20of%20businessman.%20Business%20challenge.jpeg)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/how-to-say-no-to-a-promotion-without-losing-the-career-opportunities-you-really-want) ## [How to Say No to a Promotion Without Losing The Career Opportunities You Really Want](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/how-to-say-no-to-a-promotion-without-losing-the-career-opportunities-you-really-want) Posted by [Tony Fornetti](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/tony-fornetti) on 5/30/19, 10:10 AM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/how-to-say-no-to-a-promotion-without-losing-the-career-opportunities-you-really-want#comments-listing) Whether you’ve been in the full-time work force for a week or a couple of decades, you’ve probably noticed that there is no shortage of “career advancement” advice out there.  But have you noticed that most of that advice is pretty narrow?  So narrow, in fact, that it goes in one direction only:  up, up, up.  Any great career coach, recruiter or mentor can give you solid advice on how to ascend the all-important promotion track.  **But what if you love what you’re doing right now?**  What if you don’t have the skills – or the aptitude – to take on that job one rung up the corporate ladder?  Conversely, maybe you’re one of the growing number of successful professionals who are more than qualified to succeed in that bigger job – but you just don’t want it.  You may fear that it would rob you of precious family or social time. [Read More](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/how-to-say-no-to-a-promotion-without-losing-the-career-opportunities-you-really-want) [![Business man pointing the text To Do List - Make More Money](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/hubfs/Stock%20images/Business%20man%20pointing%20the%20text%20To%20Do%20List%20-%20Make%20More%20Money.jpeg)](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/the-8-worst-mistakes-in-salary-negotiations) ## [The 8 Worst Mistakes in Salary Negotiations](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/the-8-worst-mistakes-in-salary-negotiations) Posted by [Matt Hugdahl](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/author/matt-hugdahl) on 3/24/16, 2:39 PM [0 Comments](https://blog.skywatersearch.com/the-8-worst-mistakes-in-salary-negotiations#comments-listing) The longer you’ve been job hunting, the sweeter it is when you hear the words, “we want to extend an offer…”  Yes!  You’re in the final lap of the race.  But it’s not over yet.  So don’t lose your focus now.  It could end up costing you, big time. 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