*Overall Guidance. Check out this site for good guidance on salary negotiation. *Salary Surveys. Google the phrase “Riley Guide Salary” to find an ugly site with beautiful lists of links to salary surveys. Some of the surveys are so-so, but some are excellent. *Current Trends. Note that a good source of benchmarks. *Student Coach. If you can find one of my many former or current students, ask him/her to coach you. No kidding; (s)he’ll get a lot out of it, and there’s a good chance you’ll get specific, practical, valuable help. *Bargaining for Advantage by Richard Shell is the best one-volume negotiation text I’ve found in recent years. Especially note pp. 232-234 if you tend to be shy about negotiating. *My Video and Essays. Check out this video of a talk I gave on Finding, Creating & Negotiating a New Job in Tough Times, especially minutes ~45-60. You’ll also find supporting essays on related topics.
