| High pay, job satisfaction or both? Selena Dehne, Jist Publishing, Inc. INDIANAPOLIS, IN — According to a recent survey by Yahoo! HotJobs, nearly half of college and university students expect to earn a starting salary of $50,000 or more. While this figure may seem lofty for young employees getting their feet wet in the work place for the first time, career experts believe students are right to aim high when it comes to their first income. “Economists compared the earnings of people who started out in lower- and higher-paying jobs and found that those who began at a lower level generally had not caught up to the others even 10 or 20 years later,” says Michael Farr and Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., authors of 250 Best-Paying Jobs. The survey also found that more than half of students identified a strong starting salary as one of their top factors in choosing a job. However, Farr and Shatkin encourage these young career planners interested in earning a high income to remember that a high salary isn’t the only factor that makes a job appealing. They encourage job seekers to also consider a job’s required work hours, tasks, and setting; co-workers; physical demands; growth; and annual openings. ——————– MilitaryConnection.com is a portal of all things military. We have thousands of pages and hundreds of databases of valuable information and resources. There is something for everyone. All of this is provided free to users. Additionally, we feature all types of Articles like this one to keep you informed. We will post your press releases, special events, newsletters, professional conferences and seminars, reunions, job fairs, and videos to help organizations get out the word. One of the areas of our focus is connecting candidates from the military community with outstanding government and civilian employers. We are well aware that candidates from the military community across the board have a work ethic second to none. They make highly valued employees. MilitaryConnection.com has a multitude of employment resources including a Directory of over 30,000 employers, Job Tips, Columns, our Job Board, Virtual Job Fair and much more. We understand the importance of education. Please check out our new Scholarship Directory featuring thousands of scholarships. When the next tour is back home, it’s on MilitaryConnection.com.
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