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If you work hard at your job search and you're well qualified, you may have more than one job offer to consider. Lucky you!

What you need to know is this: an offer of $30,000 will go farther in Atlanta, Georgia than it will in Boston, Massachusetts. It will go much farther in Akron, Ohio, than it does in San Francisco, California. If you make $30,000 in Syracuse, New York, you'll need less than that to maintain the same standard of living in Wichita, Kansas.

The truth is, geographic location and cost-of-living play a big part in determining how much salary you will be offered-and how much you can afford to accept. Cost of living and salaries fluctuate among metropolitan, suburban, and rural areas. The starting salary for a sales job in a metropolitan area with a high cost-of-living will probably be significantly higher than the salary for the same job in an area with a low cost-of-living. Yet, the buying power of a salary in these locations may be similar.

Find a salary calculator online and you can compare the cost of living in a number of cities. Suppose you are offered $30,000 to take a job in Tampa Florida.

Move to Charlotte, North Carolina and you'll only need $23,639 to maintain the same standard of living. You'll need $42,682 in Boston; $56,019 in San Francisco; $28,560 in Wichita, Kansas; or $29, 511 in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Supply and demand also play a major role in the amount of starting salary you will be offered. For example, if you're looking for a job in a field that has a healthy supply of candidates, you'll probably find stiff competition for jobs; so, your ability to negotiate salary will probably be limited. On the other hand, some fields are so hot right now that graduates in those areas will find they have their choice of employers, many of whom will offer top dollar. But, even within fields, salaries vary, and industry and type of employer also affect salary.

Finally, you're unique. Your specific qualities and qualifications will play a role in your ability to attract employers and negotiate a salary.

Below are starting salary ranges for selected disciplines. The ranges are provided to give you a rough idea of salary potential for a variety of majors, but keep in mind the factors that affect salary offers—and remember your starting salary may be higher or lower than the figures reported here.


Bachelor's Degree Candidates By curriculum for all types of employers Yearly salary ranges in $
Business
Accounting 40,000 - 47,500
Business Administration/Management 32,500 - 46,000
Management Information Systems 38,700 - 49,400
Marketing/Marketing Management 31,200 - 42,000
Computer Sciences
Computer Science 45,000 - 56,500
Information Sciences & Systems 38,000 - 51,000
Engineering
Chemical 52,000 - 57,600
Civil 40,000 - 47,000
Computer 50,000 - 56,000
Electrical/Electronic 49,000 - 56,000
Mechanical 47,000 - 54,240
Humanities & Social Sciences
Liberal Arts & Sciences 27,000 - 40,000
Psychology 24,000 - 35,000
Sociology 25,000 - 37,000
Source: NACE Salary Survey, Fall 2005 report. Data are starting salary offers reported to NACE by colleges and universities nationwide.
Selected Master's Degree Candidates By curriculum for all types of employers Yearly salary ranges in $
Business
Accounting 44,000 - 48,000
MBA-Nontechnical Undergraduate degree
1 year or less experience 42,620 - 60,000
Engineering & Computer Science
Civil Engineering 44,400 - 52,000
Electrical/Electronic Engineering 60,000 - 70,000
Mechanical Engineering 56,532 - 65,000
Computer Science 52,000 - 77,000
Source: NACE Salary Survey, Fall 2005 report. Data are starting salary offers reported to NACE by colleges and universities nationwide.
Associate Degree Candidates Broad Category Average yearly salary in $
Computer and Information Sciences 29,142
Personal and Culinary Services 22,504
Education 19,022
Engineering-Related Technologies 28,798
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 20,132
Law Professions and Studies 23,391
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities 22,443
Security and Protective Services 26,806
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 25,047
Visual and Performing Arts 22,793
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 34,936
Business Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 25,340

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The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like

Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half

a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.
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The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated

in the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC) from the people's sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the

beginning of a new one.

Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st

lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese

government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.
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Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened.
On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice,

millet, seeds of Job's tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko.
The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve. At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now

however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.
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After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New Year in".

Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year. Materials not only include edible oil,

rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. What's more, various decorations, new clothes

and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing.
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Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes

and all their utensils.
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Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity. All the door panels will be

pasted with Spring Festival couplets, highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. The content varies from

house owners' wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be

posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.
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The Chinese character "fu" (meaning blessing or happiness) is a must. The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside

down, for in Chinese the "reversed fu" is homophonic with "fu comes", both being pronounced as "fudaole." What's more, two big red

lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door. Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New

Year paintings with auspicious meanings may be put on the wall.
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Spring Festival