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Can’t remember where I read it (and I’ve never tried it), but you could try this: name a ridiculously high number as a joke. Laugh about it a little. Then try t
by joshgel 8y ago
Can’t remember where I read it (and I’ve never tried it), but you could try this: name a ridiculously high number as a joke. Laugh about it a little. Then try to move on with them by saying something like “no seriously, what are you offering?”
You’ve fulfilled their demand for a first number and pivoted back to them for a response.
Anyone else think this might work?
- tarr11 8y agoAs a hiring manager, this kind of sarcasm would seem immature to me, especially when we barely know each other.
- coldtea 8y agoAs a candidate, asking the candidate for their price to prey on their information imbalance would seem jerky to me. Just be open and tell them what you think you can pay them, and whether that's negotiable based on different conditions.
- eeZah7Ux 8y agoAs a candidate I would walk out when asked that question.
- coldtea 8y ago>Anyone else think this might work? If it doesn't work, you can always find a different company. There's no need playing games with a company that doesn't want to tell you what they can pay you.
- lostcolony 8y agoI can give you one better; giving an offer in all serious, that is a little aggressive but not out of line (at the top of the pay band on Linkedin for the area, but the job is in the higher price part of the city), and having -the hiring manager- laugh and say "No, seriously, I was thinking more" and quoting you -half- of that.