Q&A

Can your boss lower your hourly rate?

Can your boss lower your hourly rate?

If an employer cuts an employee’s pay without telling him, it is considered a breach of contract. Pay cuts are legal as long as they are not done discriminatorily (i.e., based on the employee’s race, gender, religion, and/or age). To be legal, a person’s earnings after the pay cut must also be at least minimum wage.

Is it bad not to answer salary expectations?

You can’t win if you guess at their salaries. If you underestimate what they’re willing to pay, you’re leaving money on the table. If you overestimate and tell them your salary expectation is $85,000, you may set off red flags that cause them to rethink the interview process altogether.

Is being asked about salary expectations a good sign?

So unlike many other common interview questions, your response to “What is your desired salary?” could disqualify you from consideration for a job. But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing, since you might not be able to accept or enjoy a job that doesn’t pay enough for you.

What does the total hour column on the PMP mean?

The Total Hour column allows you to place an initial estimate of the number of hours you spent contributing to the project. Columns seven through eleven represent the five project management process groups. Estimate your contributions relative to the project work efforts that occur within each process group.

Can you report more than 8 hours of work per day?

If you work more than one job, or as is more often the case, contribute to more than one project at a time, you may only report 8 hours of work per day. You simple need to figure out how to apply your 8 hours (or 40, or 2000) across the projects than span the same calendar periods.

Is the hour limit a positive or negative number?

The Hour Limit column identifies the overlapping hours as a negative number. You need to subtract these calculated overlap hours either from the preceding project, the subsequent project, or some portion from each to match the total overlap hours.

What kind of questions do employers ask about time management?

Employers ask questions about time management to gain an understanding of how you handle multiple responsibilities, prioritize time and delegate tasks to meet deadlines. In your response, share your thoughts around how you prioritize your to-do list. Consider highlighting your organizational skills as a tool that keeps you on track.

When do you have to answer the salary question?

However, when you should answer depends on when in the hiring process the question comes up. Some companies demand a salary history with your application. Others will ask the salary question in an initial phone screen. The trouble is, at these early stages, they’re most likely trying to screen you out, not in.

Can a hiring manager create unequal pay rates?

Sometimes, a hiring manager may be willing to create unequal compensation rates, but Truitt says, “He or she will take into account how existing employees’ knowledge, skills, abilities, length of tenure with the company and position level compares to that of the proposed salary offering to decide if it is justified.”

What happens if you have multiple job offers at once?

If you’re out of work and looking for a job quick, having multiple job offers might seem far-fetched. But if you’re applying at many places at once, you can negotiate a salary with one job by sharing your offer from another one. It could start a bidding war for you.

How to calculate the hourly rate for a job?

How do I calculate hourly rate? First, determine the total number of hours worked by multiplying the hours per week by the number of weeks in a year (52). Next, divide this number from the annual salary. For example, if an employee has a salary of $50,000 and works 40 hours per week, the hourly rate is $50,000/2,080 (40 x 52) = $24.04.