Salary question..?
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I would use my current position as a base and add what I think would be a reasonable amount. For example, if you are currently making 40 K / year, I would put the salary range at $40,000 - 50,000. Don't short change yourself. Most people are more valuable than they think.
Unfortunately, it's considered bad form to ask what the range is, but truly, HR should have some sort of range posted; if it's a smaller company, and they're not offering to divulge the range, this may be a "wake up call"; If it's a larger company, they should definitely advise.
Never NEVER ask for the salary range over the phone. As you say, you will lose the interview. Also, you're right in that you don't want to price yourself out of the job either. The answer is to NOT GIVE them an answer. When they ask, you muddy the water and change the subject by asking a question of the person.like this
Voice on Phone: "What salary would you require for you to take this job?"
YOU: "To be honest, I haven't given that much thought. What is the salary range for this position?"
or
YOU: "At the moment, I am more interested in finding the right "fit", of job growth and personal enjoyment. What is the salary range for this position?"
Voice on Phone: "We haven't really set a salary range.Uh..what are you making at your current job?"
YOU: (Rule of thumb, if you have to, take your last salary and multiply times 1.5) "At my last job, I made $50,000..(pause) but a lot of that was on paper. When would be a good time for us to meet and discuss the job more in depth?"
See? Muddy the water ('was on paper') and then ask a question. What you WANT is the interview. What you WANT is the offer, regardless of the salary. Salaries are always negotiable. If they are not, then you can always walk.
When you get to the interview, always save the SAlary talk for the END of the interview process. HOPEFULLY, the interviewer will mention it first. Good luck!
They won't tell you. If they tell you, you expect the higher range and you won't be happy if they ended up offering you lower range. If it's a good company, just go and do the interview. Unless your skills are rare and you are in very high demand, you just have to play their game.
Never ask a potential employer what the salary is. This happened to me, I had three interviews and never discussed the pay. But, once they offered me the position the pay was really high, more than what I make now. So be patience. If you have alot of experience is this job they are going to pay you good money. Trust me, and also they see that you care about what you can contribute to the company instead of how much money you are going to make, it just makes you look even better. Good luck!
I always ask over the phone. I interview a lot. I dont have time to be driving around, only to be told, the pay is way under MY range. Good luck!
Dont ask on the phone.. go to the interview first and maybe see what and how much salary range is online or from other people so you know what kind of range it might be.. then aim high and if they want you they will take it or nego with you!
Determine when was your last pay raise and /or bonus.
were you happy with it if so than ask for double that on top of your salary. If you were not happy then ask for 3x that, this is a pretty good average.
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