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Re: How To: Tactfully deal with salary questions in TW job interviews?
Subject:Re: How To: Tactfully deal with salary questions in TW job interviews? From:rjstevenson -at- sprynet -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Thu, 16 Jun 2005 15:26:13 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
I got tired of saying, "enough" or "appropriately to my job responsibilities" or some other vagueness. Now when discussing annual salary, I provide a ballpark (high/low x thou), and if they insist, the actual number. If they think I was horribly overpaid at my last perm job, they're not likely to offer me a package I'd be interested in.
For contracts, "what's your rate" seems to come right after "how are you today" and "are you working right now." I tell them what I would like to be making; what I *am* making isn't their problem. :-)
-----Original Message-----
From: Kathleen <keamac -at- cox -dot- net>
Sent: Jun 16, 2005 2:52 PM
To: TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Subject: How To: Tactfully deal with salary questions in TW job interviews?
(Apologies if this is considered off topic)
Does anyone have suggestions for salary negotiations? This is an area in
which I have little experience and would appreciate some tips.
Specifically, how can one tactfully respond when interviewers insist on
having salary information and/or a salary history at the opening of an
interview.
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