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Is not saying your salary expectation a really a bad thing? In my last job search I follow this advice and I actually regret it. A lot of times the conversation
by betadreamer 11y ago
Is not saying your salary expectation a really a bad thing? In my last job search I follow this advice and I actually regret it. A lot of times the conversation goes no where and it can save a lot of time on both ends if you get that part out of the way.
Conversation usually goes like this.
E:"What's your salary expectation?" (or last job's salary)
Me:"We can talk about the salary later. We can first see if we're a right fit"
E:"Cool. But we want to know your expectation." (get's the
same question)
Me:"I don't want to disclose my number but can you give me your salary range and I can say whether it is within my range"
E:"Its between AA - CC" (what I'm expecting is BB)
Me:"Yup, its in my range"
There. I dodge the bullet, I get the offer, but the salary is AA+.
This happen to me a lot in my last search and I feel like I would have a better salary and save time if I just said BB up front.
AA+ offers will go away immediately. Your goal is to get several BB offers and with a little negotiation bring it to BB+ offer.
- solipsism 11y agoDo you not try to negotiate then? BB is within their range, and presumably you can argue why you're more deserving than the lower end of their scale. Why would they not go for BB?
- betadreamer 11y agoOf course you will negotiate but a lot of companies have equations/guidelines. "We've paid X salary to our employee that is similar to you" or "With N years of experience at most we will pay X". Some companies have no negotiation policy. Also a lot of time employer loves to pull a card of "let's start from here". They will give you an example employee that got promoted twice in just a year. The point is to save more time.