Call for Participants: Salary.com Opens Survey to Determine What Massachusetts Employers Must Pay to Hire and Retain Technology Employees.Business/Technology Editors WELLESLEY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2000 Company's First Compensation Survey to Assess Current Pay Practices for 270 New Economy and IT Jobs in Massachusetts' Hyper-Competitive Job Market Salary.com, the leader in online compensation information for individuals, business managers and human resource professionals, today launched its inaugural compensation survey and opened the call for participants. The survey, encompassing 270 e-business and information technology jobs across 15 industries--including technical and nontechnical businesses of all sizes--is one of the most comprehensive compensation studies ever undertaken in Massachusetts for this highly competitive segment of the workforce. To participate in the survey, Massachusetts employers may download the form by clicking on the "Call for Participants" button, located at www.salary.com, between today and October 12, 2000. The results of Salary.com's salary survey will be available by mid-November. Many top-tier organizations have already committed to take part in this landmark new economy compensation survey including FleetBoston, NetGenesis Corp., Hasbro Interactive Hasbro Interactive was a video game production and publishing subsidiary of Hasbro, the large game and toy company. Hasbro Interactive was formed late in 1995 in order to compete in the computer and video game arena. , Keane, Inc., Monster.com and International Data Group (IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) ). A number of industry associations have declared support for the survey, including the Northeast Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. Association (NEHRA NEHRA Northeast Human Resources Association ), the Massachusetts Interactive Media Council (MIMC MIMC Massachusetts Interactive Media Council MIMC Manitoba International Marketing Competition (Manitoba, Canada) MIMC Mobile Infirmary Medical Center MIMC Mercury IMC Ltd (hazardous areas security access devices) ), the Massachusetts Electronic Commerce Association and the Cape Cod Cape Cod, narrow peninsula of glacial origin, 399 sq mi (1,033 sq km), SE Mass., extending 65 mi (105 km) E and N into the Atlantic Ocean. It is generally flat, with sand dunes, low hills, and numerous lakes. Technology Council, Inc. Salary.com has also won the endorsement of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts (A.I.M.) and its more than 5,000 members across the state. The endorsement comes as a result of Salary.com's acceptance as a reliable source for high-quality online compensation information. The salary survey and the agreement with A.I.M. represent the next step in Salary.com's product offerings for human resource professionals. "We are working with Salary.com to provide a key service for our members," said Maggie Peterson-Pinkham Esq., senior vice president, A.I.M. "Salary.com has already established itself as an important source for online compensation information. Now, with their data collection capabilities, we can provide our members with cost-effective, comprehensive and accurate compensation data to help them hire and retain their employees." New information technology job titles have evolved so quickly in both e-business and traditional companies that reliable compensation data has been unavailable to companies looking to understand the pay complexities of Massachusetts' rapidly changing and highly competitive job market. The Salary.com compensation survey will solve this problem by delivering comprehensive data applicable for a wide variety of businesses. A number of new economy job titles never before surveyed will also be included, such as director of e-marketing; top creative executive--web; intranet applications manager--web; community leader--web and e-business sales executive. The announcement of Salary.com's salary survey follows the widespread acceptance of the company's first product, the Salary Wizard, a comprehensive database of 1,200 benchmarked job titles. The Salary Wizard(TM) is now available on Salary.com and through syndication arrangements with more than 30 other consumer, human resource and job portal sites Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. . With a significant team of compensation consultants, and a track record as an Internet pioneer, Salary.com is ideally positioned to answer the compensation questions raised by the evolution of the new economy in Massachusetts. "With the Salary Wizard, Salary.com has already established itself as the authority for online compensation information," said Kent Plunkett, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Salary.com. "This new economy and IT compensation study extends Salary.com's reach into higher-value, higher-impact products, tools and services that enable business managers and HR professionals to manage the compensation, attraction and retention of their human capital more effectively." About the salary survey To participate in the survey, Massachusetts employers may download the form by clicking on the "Call for Participants" button, located at www.salary.com, between today and October 12, 2000. All data submitted will remain completely confidential. Results will be available by mid-November at a cost of $2,000 for non-participants and $750 for participants. Members of A.I.M., NEHRA, MIMC, the Massachusetts Electronic Commerce Association and the Cape Cod Technology Council will be able to purchase the comprehensive results at a discount. Among the Massachusetts companies that are participating in the salary survey are: Cambridge Incubator incubator, apparatus for the maintenance of controlled conditions in which eggs can be hatched artificially. Incubator houses with double walls of mud, a fireroom, and several compartments each holding about 6,000 hens' eggs were developed in ancient times; the ; Centra Software, Inc.; Circor International, Inc.; Computer.com; ePresence (formerly Banyan banyan (băn`yən), species of fig (Ficus bengalensis) of the family Moraceae (mulberry family), native to India, where it is venerated. Its seeds usually germinate in the branches of some tree where they have been dropped by birds. ); FleetBoston; Hasbro Interactive; HealthGate Data Corp.; HighWired; International Data Group (IDG); JuniorNet Corp.; Keane, Inc.; Mintz, Levin lev·in n. Archaic Lightning. [Middle English levene, levin; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.] , Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.; Monster.com; NetGenesis Corp.; NewsEdge Corp.; Plymouth Rock Plymouth Rock site of Pilgrim landing in Massachusetts (1620). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 395–396] See : America Transportation Corp.; Pursuit Logistics, Inc.; Roving Software; Service Soft; Storage Networks; Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol ; Triumph Leasing Corp.; Viridien Technologies and Webhire. About Salary.com Salary.com is the leader in online compensation information for individuals, business managers and human resource professionals. Based in Wellesley, Mass., Salary.com provides accurate, authoritative compensation data for a comprehensive set of industries and thousands of job titles. Gathered through the compilation Compiling a program. See compiler. of proprietary research and published reports, Salary.com's in-depth salary information is available through compensation surveys and the Salary Wizard(TM), Salary.com's flagship compensation tool. In addition to compensation data, Salary.com provides editorial content on compensation advice, negotiation tactics and news specific to the compensation marketplace. Content from Salary.com is available at www.salary.com as well as through syndication on other Web sites, including AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , jobs.com, Hoover's, Yahoo!, CareerCreations.com, Vault vault, ceiling over a room, formed in any one of a variety of curved shapes. Nature of Vaults A vault is generally composed of separate units of material, such as bricks, tiles, or blocks of stone, so shaped or cut that when assembled they form a .com, WetFeet.com, Venture Vortex, postnet.com, College Recruiter and BigJobBoard.com. In all, more than 30 career sites, recruitment sites and portals are under agreement to integrate the Salary Wizard in the coming weeks. For more information, contact Salary.com at 781-237-2441 extension 247 or send email to press@salary.com. |
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