Personal Financial Management in a Transition

3. Job Search Objective elements and tying in your personal financial objectives

• Base you financial plans off of your central job search objective(s).

• The Four Elements of a Job Search Objectiveo Jobo Locationo Moneyo Priority of those three

• How the inter-play of those elements impact your Personal Financial Management during your transition

Inter-play & Impact

• The Money = the total compensation package: pay, benefits, and perquisites (perks)

• The Locationo Cost of living in that areao Prevailing salaries in that areao What employers are paying for that job

in that location

• The jobo Type of job o Compensation ranges for that job

• Research options

Bank Ratehttp://www.bankrate.com/calculators/savings/moving-cost-of-living-calculator.aspx

CNN Moneyhttp://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/

Location: Comparing Costs of Living

Relocation Essentialshttp://www.relocationessentials.com/aff/www/tools/salary/col.aspx

www.bls.gov/oco Jobs & Money: Salary Research

Salary.com http://www.salary.com/

Indeed.com/salary