Are you benchmarking…or copying ?

while compensation benchmarking is good as you can leverage some ideas, a simple “cut and paste” of another company scheme will probably not bring you the results that you are hoping for.

Reader Question – How to use different surveys when their results are vastly different ?

We discuss a 3-step approach to use different salary surveys results and how to weigh them appropriately. Read or watch the video !

Convince management to pay for salary market data

If you’re ready to get fresh salary survey data, it’s time to learn to present your request as a business need with return on investment.

How many salary surveys should I participate to ?

Tips for deciding in how many salary surveys you should participate if your company operates across multiple industries.

The importance of selecting the right peer group when benchmarking

We discuss a true-life story, and some lessons on how to select a peer cut for salary benchmarking – and why you should always check the work that consultants deliver for you.

Salaries and the cost of living in KSA

I’m very pleased today to host my friends from Bridge the Data for a guest post. Bridge the Data was formerly know as Cost of Living reports, and I mentioned their reports in previous articles. Today, they share with us an extract from their KSA report which was published right at the end of 2015.…

How to get access to compensation data

“I am looking for compensation data for Real Estate Industry in the ME. Can you help me with the same?” That’s what Ishita, one of my readers, wanted to know recently. That’s an interesting question. I once had a similar request regarding Retail surveys for the EMEA region. Getting access to reliable compensation data is the basis…