{"id":83050,"date":"2026-07-28T15:42:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recruitshop.com\/?page_id=83050"},"modified":"2026-07-28T16:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T06:01:42","slug":"how-to-calculate-a-fair-salary-and-secure-top-talent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/recruitshop.com\/nz\/recruitment-e-guides\/how-to-calculate-a-fair-salary-and-secure-top-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Calculate a Fair Salary and Secure Top Talent"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"83050\" class=\"elementor elementor-83050\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3a0a0b7 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"3a0a0b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfeb9c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfeb9c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<p>Over the last 12 years, I&#8217;ve worked directly with hundreds of small business owners on their hiring, and I&#8217;ve seen the <b>same challenge again and again:<\/b> attracting great people is hard when you&#8217;re competing against organisations with deeper pockets.<br aria-hidden=\"true\"><b> <\/b><br aria-hidden=\"true\"><b>Small businesses lose good candidates far less often on salary than they think.<\/b> More often, it&#8217;s because their genuine strengths never make it into the job ad, the hiring process is slower or less coordinated than a candidate expects, or the role itself is too ambiguous, with unclear responsibilities and no clear business need behind it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Your business has more to offer than you might realise. <\/b>A career in small business offers variety, ownership, and real access to the person making the decisions, things a large enterprise simply can&#8217;t deliver. 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