For years, parents have told their kids to grow up and be a lawyer -- or at least marry one. But did you know that many other professions are just as lucrative as law, if not more so?

Would you rather stay at your current pay level or get a raise?

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Paychecks can vary based on factors.

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Requesting a pay increase can be a fickle business maneuver and how you go about it may affect the answer.

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Career advice: "If you work in an already overburdened or short-staffed department, asking for additional vacation time might not be realistic, but it could be easy to ask to be able to work from home".

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Over the years, hiring managers have born witness to every hiring, interviewing, résumé, cover letter and negotiation mistake there is.

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When looking for a job you often need to come up with more creative and smarter ways to stand out from the competition.

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Highly experienced foreign nationals get tax relief in Sweden.

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Are companies failing to motivate their best employees and reward them? Or are top performers simply ready to move on?

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Many job seekers don't stop to consider that the problem might not be employers – but themselves.

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Google still the world's most attractive employer – but faces growing competition from the big accountant companies.

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Sweden attracts foreign top level executives with economic stability and career opportunities in high-tech industries.

• Tips for finding a job through social media

It's a nice idea: getting a new job, or at least a lead, from the comfort of your own home by using Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. In reality, it's not as simple as it seems.

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