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# #303 - A Question Before the Job Hunt
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/303-a-question-before-the-job-hunt/
- Published: 2026-08-10T05:00:39.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-10T05:00:39.000Z
- Description: Can you name three alternatives to your salary?
- Author: Matt
- Tags: Newsletter

*Hey friend! Great to see you again, thanks for all the comments on last weeks edition.* 

### Stuff I've Written

- [A Question Before the Job Hunt](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/a-question-before-a-job-hunt/). Ask yourself the right questions, before you decide to continue on the same path.
- From the Archive: [Prestige is a lagging indicator](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/prestige-is-a-lagging-indicator/)

### Stuff I'm Reading

- [How to negotiate a salary in 2026](https://www.adecco.com/en-ca/job-seekers/resources/article/how-to-negotiate-salary-in-2026?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). As the market changes, so do the rules.
- [Four ways that companies can make a flat hierarchy work](https://www.corporate-rebels.com/blog/flat-hierarchy?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), and some of the pitfalls.
- [When being too good at your job can limit your career](https://www.spiceworks.com/it-careers/when-being-too-good-at-your-job-can-limit-your-career/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). The importance of planning for the future.
- [Stop confusing dreams with goals](https://nir.substack.com/p/stop-confusing-your-dreams-with-your). There is an important distinction. *Bonus -* [*how to set great goals.*](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/five-proven-tips-for-achieving-personal-and-career-success/)
- [Humans are not automatically strategic.](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/PBRWb2Em5SNeWYwwB/humans-are-not-automatically-strategic?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) Why we're not as smart as we'd like to think.

### Stuff I'm Linking 

- [Ohayoworld](https://www.ohayoworld.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) \- take a moment to look at your shared planet, then watch the sunrise with everyone else, and say hi!
- [BBC Sound Effects](https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) \- a legendary library of pops, squeaks and roars

**Finally**. [One More Letter](https://playonemoreletter.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk). Make a new word every time a letter gets added, but move quickly!

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