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How to increase your value in the labor market

It is known that each product has its own price. An employee in the labor market is no exception. A monthly salary is not only a remuneration for labor, but also a kind of qualification assessment.

How to turn from an unremarkable employee with an ordinary salary into a successful and expensive specialist? Read tips from Superjob.ru.

Mastering related professions
First you need to figure out what affects the level of salary. According to market laws, the price of a product primarily depends on the ratio of supply and demand. For example, the more advertising managers there are in the labor market and the less employers demand for them, the lower their average salary. However, you can increase your price in these circumstances, for example, due to the development of an adjacent specialty. If, in addition to the functionality of an advertising manager, you can write press releases and organize press conferences, that is, you master the functionality of a PR manager, your cost will increase markedly.

You can’t change, you can adjust
An important factor affecting the level of salary is regional. As the Research Center of the portal Superjob.ru found out, in Moscow wages are on average 25% higher than in St. Petersburg and 69% higher than in Yekaterinburg. Also important are the industry (in the banking and information technology sectors they pay more) and the economic sector (the salary of a health worker in a public institution may be half that of a commercial center). It’s not up to you to change it, it remains only to adapt or not to adjust.

Advising applicants to move to another region for a higher salary is a thankless task: not every Russian, even young and ambitious, is easy to climb. If you still decide to move, keep in mind that competition in large cities is much higher than in small towns. The fact that you are a leading specialist in your region does not mean at all that in the capital or other large Russian city you will immediately be offered a high salary and an extensive social package. Most likely, you will have to fight for a place in the sun. But the transition from “stable and reliable” work in a state institution to more complex, but well-paid work in business structures is worth considering.

For the sake of the line in the resume?
Now let's move on to those components of your value in the labor market that you can influence. First of all, this is experience. So, according to the Superjob.ru study, the average salary of lawyers with minimal experience in Moscow is 30 thousand rubles, specialists with experience from 3 to 5 years - 40 thousand rubles, more than 5 years - 50 thousand rubles.

It is also important where exactly this experience is obtained. A line in the resume about working in a large company is worth a lot, especially if this company is international and you have achieved serious results there. Build your career with this factor in mind - try to get into a large company. Even if at first the terms of reference seem too narrow and you will pay a little, in the future such a position will bring tangible dividends. Whether you decide to continue growing in this particular company or quit after a year is not so important. More importantly, you will gain valuable experience.

Significantly increase your value can be the management of serious and successful projects. If you led any initiative at the start-up level, established work and ensured the demand for a product or service in the market, you can rest assured that you yourself will be in demand. And that means they are appreciated.

Learn, study and study!
Your cost in the labor market is significantly influenced by the choice of educational institution. According to the Superjob.ru University Rankings, graduates of the economic and financial departments of Moscow State University, MGIMO and the Financial Academy can apply for the highest salaries in the financial sector, and graduates of the corresponding faculties of Moscow State University, Moscow State Law Academy and St. Petersburg State University can apply for the highest salaries.

But do not forget that a higher education diploma is the starting point of your path. The realities of the modern world are such that you will have to sit at the desk more than once. Trainings, seminars, courses on the profile - do not miss the precious opportunity to learn something new and thereby increase your price. This is not always expensive - sometimes the employer is willing to pay for your studies. A specialist who has improved his qualifications costs 15-20% more.

Higher valued and employees who have received a second higher education. It is more difficult to answer the question of whether an ambitious specialist needs a degree. If you work in a university, a research center or government agencies, the degree will add value to you. If your work is more focused on achieving daily practical results, then it is not a fact that the topic of your dissertation will interest the employer to such an extent that he will offer you a larger salary.

Do you speak English?
Knowledge of foreign languages ​​is necessary at any stage of a career. According to Superjob.ru, in Moscow, the average salary of a secretary who does not speak foreign languages ​​is 28 thousand rubles, and fluent in English - 40 thousand rubles, that is, 1.4 times more.

Unfortunately, a foreign language is not cycling. It is impossible to learn it once and for all. To maintain the skill, you will have to go to courses and conversation clubs, watch foreign films, read books in the language you are studying, and fall asleep in the arms of a grammar guide.

What foreign languages ​​are necessary for the market today? First of all, of course, English, as well as German and French. In recent years, specialists with knowledge of the Chinese language have become increasingly popular.

When colleagues become friends
The cost of a specialist in the labor market can also increase publications in specialized publications, credibility and communication in the professional community. All this has been developed over the years, and therefore is highly valued.

It is worth saying that maintaining business relations requires some effort, especially if the person you are interested in is working in another team. Remember birthdays, achievements and significant facts of the biography of your interlocutors on professional sites, clients, partners. The dividends from your goodwill will be huge: in addition to contacts in the professional community, you can make reliable friends.

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