In times of crisis, this is clear, but even in our everyday working environments, managers need to keep in mind that employees who are worrying about whether their basic security needs are going to be met, like salary, job location, and health insurance, cannot focus successfully on how they can make a difference, work creatively and collaboratively, or help take the organization to the next level.

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His advice for jobseekers is to be flexible about your location, salary and job, and to tailor your application.

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Users start with categories such as products, finance, news or jobs and then can add filters such as price range, condition or for jobs, location and salary range.

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Since 1994 the NFL has had a combination of revenue sharing among teams AND hard salary cap limits on team payrolls that truly minimize the importance of market location.

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Simplyhired.com also has an easy-to-use salary tool that can give a rough approximation of pay in a particular geographic location.

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It's a story that seems to be repeating itself, with the 2007 National Management Salary Survey indicating that 1 in 4 people leave their jobs because of office environments and location.

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