Starting salaries, particularly for professional positions, will increase almost 4% in 2014, according to several sources.  Entry level pay for positions in technology fields are projected to increase an even higher 5.6%.  Base-pay increases for those not newly hired will remain steady at 3%.  One of the reasons for the increases may be that, despite the unemployment rate and the slow economic turn-around, many companies are reporting difficulties attracting and retaining staff with higher skill levels.

Is your organization prepared for recruiting highly skilled candidates?  Have you reviewed your starting salaries, not to mention your entire salary structure lately?  Now may be the time, as it is an employee's market.  We can help.  The Singer Group has successfully conducted compensation studies for organizations in the public, non-profit and private sectors.  More importantly, we've worked with these organizations to successfully implement the results of these studies - improving their compensation profile and ensuring that they are competitive in their market-places, a critical step in this type of market.  Contact us today to see how we can help!

We've been writing a lot about generational differences in the workplace lately.  It's a topic deserving of some attention if your organization has employees (in other words, everyone needs to pay attention).

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