Astronology - Custom Survey Dos and Donts

Astronology Volume XII Issue 5 May 31, 2011 Dear Andrew, Astron Solutions provides high-quality, low-cost, innovative human resources consulting services to organizations like yours. Call us for advice, innovative program design, and user-friendly Web/PC based software.   Astron Road Show With summer's arrival, the Astron Road Show goes non-stop!  Our team will be on the road quite a bit over the next three months.  Where will we see you? National Director Mike Maciekowich and HR Assistant Cassandra kick off the 2011 summer Road Show with the ASHHRA Region I conference!  Astron Solutions is excited to sponsor the event, and Mike and Cassandra look forward to meeting you in the exhibit hall.  The event is in Newport, RI, June 12 - June 14. We look forward to seeing you on the road!       Custom Survey Dos and Donts In today's job market it is critical to know how much to pay employees while staying competitive with industry and geographic peers. Over-compensation, as well as under-compensation, are two costly problems that many employers will eventually face. One solution for ensuring that organizations make the right compensation choices is utilizing a published market pricing survey. However, many of the published salary surveys do not always represent the most current information on certain positions, because of the difficulty in compiling and conducting such broad surveys....more     Have a Question? If you have a topic you would like addressed in Astronology, or some feedback on a past article, don't hesitate to tell us!  Simply reply to this e-mail.  See your question answered, or comments addressed, in an upcoming issue of Astronology. Looking for a top-notch presenter for your human resource organization's meeting?  Both Jennifer Loftus and Michael Maciekowich present highly-rated sessions on a variety of compensation and employee retention issues.  For more information, send an e-mail to info@astronsolutions.com.   The Fine Print We hold your e-mail address in trust.  Astron Solutions promises never to share or rent your personal information.  We also promise never to send you frivolous e-mails and will allow you to leave our list, at your option, at any time. To remove yourself from this list, please follow your personalized subscriber link at the bottom of your Astronology alert e-mail. Copyright 2011, Astron Solutions, LLC ISSN Number 1549-0467 Quick Links Client List Meet the Astron Team Contact Us   World of HR Blog Bringing you Human Resource news from around the globe...compliments of Astron Solutions. More