Do you feel that worth and value happen to be synonymous in the career arena, well nothing can be further from the truth, for they are not and while we are at it, be gently reminded that you should never ever allow your personal greed to come between you and your future employer by damaging the cordial relations that you have managed to develop so far.
Career Derailing Initiatives
You would be better able to understand the situation if you have recently been witness to some self destructive as well as potentially self initiated career derailing initiatives on part of someone, well you would have squirmed in disgust and also might have been awashed with an agonising pain wallowing in self pity over such a behaviour. Due to the disparate circumstances you found yourself mired in at that time you were unable to do or say anything worthwhile, you would certainly like to help others avoid that outcome. So when one finds oneself in such a situation one has to handle the entire situation with practised grace.
Professional Expertise
To this end you need to understand the fundamental difference between worth and value per se. Oftentimes you will find value and worth being used interchangeably. In the context of careers they have a very distinct meaning attached to them. Let us consider them one by one, you have a certain level of training at the present moment along with attendant experience, now when you go about working somewhere or the other, it is quite fair to say, you would expect monetary compensation in the light of your present expertise.
Align Your Worth
Talking about your value at the present moment it depends on your current strengths as well as the contributions that you are going to make for the position in question, in the given organization. Now try and reverse the situation, the very worth of the position is limited to the salary range, the organization offers for the said position and how badly the organization needs to close the position in question. It goes without saying that part of the equation of coming across as an excellent candidate for a given job is to be able to match your worth and also your value with that of the job in question and the organization you are applying for.
Unrealistic Expectations
In the event you are unable to do so, you would have to face disappointments, arising out of unrealistic expectations, of so called perceived worth as well as value when pitted against the actual value and worth of the said position. So far so good, now how to go about effectively managing your salary expectations. For this you would need to do your homework to the best of your ability, you must understand really well and realize the import of the ground work that is accomplished long before a job advertisement is placed.
Final Thoughts
Behind the scenes activities include approving and budgeting the position within a predetermined salary range, which are based on qualifications, duties and responsibilities that go with the position, so taking a realistic view would stand you in good stead and save you from any unnecessary disappointments created by you to the detriment of all concerned.
