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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 09:57 AM Original message |
Job application advice - "list salary requirements" |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. Somebody told me once to put "Competitive" but I can't guarantee |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I hate it too |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
3. You need to put down your range and make it clear it is also negotiable. |
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PVnRT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:20 AM Response to Original message |
4. I usually just add about $5K or so to my current salary |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:40 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. I was laid off over a year ago |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
5. If it is a classified ad, ignore it. If it is a paper application, write "open". |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:32 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Great post. nt |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:35 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. It's going to depend on the interviewer. If I ask for salary I expect it |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. "open" and "negotiable" are close to equivalent, but not quite. The latter implies higher amount. |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:44 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Well I am required to ask and if I ask I want the answer or I'm not calling you back. |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:49 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. So I should put a range? |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. no - put down what you can live with - put a range though |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Thanks |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 11:18 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. If you follow LaurenG's advice, the bottom of your range needs to be an amount you can live on. |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 11:52 AM Response to Reply #10 |
19. If you want people to play, why not put in the range in your ad? |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 01:31 PM Response to Reply #19 |
26. People who would apply for this position would already know |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 12:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
20. But if the company has a fixed budget for a position, isn't it game-playing to omit that |
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LaurenG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. It would be but companies don't normally do that.. |
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Chan790 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 03:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
30. That's all fine and dandy... |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 05:47 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. When I'm interviewing, I would prefer simple honesty. "Circumstances dictate what's acceptable". |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
12. "I require a salary." Seriously, I hate those kinds of questions. |
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lizziegrace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 11:14 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. Yeah |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 12:53 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. To me it says a lot about the company. |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
17. Just put a range of the salary you'd like |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
18. There's a simple reason why some employers ask this question. And why you should answer it. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 12:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. "If you were an employer with a development position open, and you have $80k a year budgeted..." |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Simple. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 02:17 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. What if someone replied, " like to make $60,000, but if |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 03:57 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. No idea. Wouldn't recommend it though. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
21. In my experience, any company that requires a salary range is just trying to see |
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pacalo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
22. Simply, "open". |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
29. I've actually said ~ Make me an offer. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Me too and it has worked out great. |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 08:26 AM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Ya gotta believe in yourself and be willing to stick your neck out. |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Well, at least it won't pass you by at that speed. |
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SOteric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
34. I usually just put the word "Negotiable" and leave out a range. |
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Dyedinthewoolliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
35. Several things.... |
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ThomCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
36. If they are hiring through an agency, |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-21-10 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
37. I once read, "Always write 'Open'." |
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HopeHoops (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-22-10 09:45 AM Response to Reply #37 |
40. That really is the best way of handling it, and I'm speaking from both sides of the table. |
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