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Jacksonville, Florida is an economically diverse and thriving city, ideal for relocation or investment. Jacksonville Beach condominiums are popular among families, retirees and working couples, and these properties provide excellent access to all that Jacksonville has to offer. Our Jacksonville Beach and Jacksonville real estate developments are varied and include some spectacular finds, including downtown lofts, and ocean view condominiums.

It is not hard to understand why home buyers are looking at the Jacksonville Real Estate market. The climate, recreation, and job growth in North East Florida is flourishing. Homes for sale in Jacksonville are very popular with home buyers from all around the country. Although it seems it has been awhile since the Super Bowl was in Jacksonville, the city has not stopped growing and building new homes. All of these factors continue to draw people and businesses to relocate to Jacksonville, making for a solid real estate market.

The abundance of land on the Southside of Jacksonville and on the Westside of Jacksonville has led many developers to create some very wanted new neighborhoods. Along the J. Turner Butler corridor toward the beaches on the Southside, there is a large selection of new homes for sale. The more popular neighborhoods on the Southside include Jacksonville Golf and Country Club, Deercreek Country Club, Deerwood Country Club, Hampton Glen, East Hampton, Hampton Park, Reedy Branch, Old Mill Branch, Pablo Bay, The Woods, and Timberlin Park just to name a few.

On the Westside, Jacksonville’s southern roots sometimes become a little more apparent. The development of the Westside of Jacksonville, took off when the Cecil Airfield Base closed. Oakleaf Plantation is a DRI (development of regional impact) that has had tremendous sales. Two other very popular areas that buyers tend to look at are Argyle Forest and Eagle Landing.

Jacksonville also has some historical neighborhoods as if San Marco, Avondale, Riverside, Springfield, and Ortega are undergoing revitalization. Many of the older homes in these neighborhoods feature distinctive architecture and style. Government incentives and renewed interest of these homes in these neighborhoods are allowing them to be restored to their original splendor.

It is often a struggle for parents to find a home in a neighborhood with quality schools and not having to settle for less of a home. This is the time you would want to seek out a Jacksonville real estate agent. These very important factors of schools and local businesses make living in Jacksonville very desirable.

Once a job offer is made, a lot of people think they have no basis for negotiating but they would be surprised, with the right approach, that they can often secure compensation packages beyond what they thought was possible. A key point to remember is that negotiating more at the start of a job can turn into a substantial amount of increased earnings over the course of several years. Once people achieve an increased level of earnings, they tend to maintain that difference over where they were for several years.

The negotiation process we recommend at ITS is easy to use. Based on our thousands of negotiations, it was carefully developed to be easy to use. It is based on common sense and the art of soft selling, so that you get what you want without offending the employer in any way.

There are five key areas you want to consider:

(1)   The initial offer, can you get it increased by 10% to 30%;

(2)   The responsibilities, can you expand them to a larger job that would pay more;

(3)   A signing bonus, which can be 10% to 30% of the salary in some cases;

(4)   The benefits, is the company willing to extend;

(5)   Stock options, whether they are available, and under what terms.

ITS gives job hunter’s guidance in each of those areas. There is also a lot of information on salary surveys to give you current information on which to base negotiations, and a cost-of-living comparison of various areas for those who are relocating. Senior level job seekers will be especially interested in the discussion of the various types of stock options and grants, exit strategies and severance agreements, and a dozen or so other benefits that can be a significant part of the total compensation package.

ITS offers Personal Marketing Services that goes far beyond Outplacement Career counseling. ITS uses its own unique technology to give job seekers access to as much as 85% of the advertised openings, including those from newspapers, recruiter openings, job boards, employer sites, and trade magazines. It also provides access to the unadvertised job market among employers, recruiters and growth companies.

For additional information: pr@changingcareers.com or contact Tom Mortenson at 800-320-1277.

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