Re: Salary, Negotiation, and Salary Requirement/Total Compensation

["Meryl R. Cohen" <merylster -at- gmail -dot- com>]

When I got my last job (since laid off due to economy) I was asked what I
was looking for. I gave a 10K range. The offer gave me a salary at the lower
end (not the bottom) and the bonus would have made the number at the upper
end (not the top). It didn't feel slimy because The salary was within the
range of what I had asked for.

Great job, great work atmosphere, great company, too many (mostly) financial
customers. Sigh.

Meryl

On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 9:38 AM, Downing, David <DavidDowning -at- users -dot- com>wrote:

> > *  When you are interviewing for a job, and someone asks you how much
> > you are looking for, do you give them a salary requirement or a total
> > compensation?
> >
>
> I sure would take that to mean, "What salary are you looking for?" In
> fact, I confess I'm not even sure what they mean by "total
> compensation." Are they talking about things like travel expenses?
> Benefits? It sounds like they're using it to mean whatever they want it
> to mean to justify what they offered you.
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