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Put a target number if you must, but try to avoid discussing salary if at all possible until after a couple interviews. A decent response is, “I will consider any reasonable offer.”
That puts the ball back in their court to state the first #.

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They may be like Deloitte used to be and not allow non-numeric values. Also, if they are headquartered in NYC, for example, that might be an illegal question.

Following. I struggle with this question a lot as well. What about if they force a numeric value? do you guys think it's better to go low or high, or maybe just put $5 in and if they ask about it later, you say it must have been a typo?

Also DD1, to clarify, it's never illegal to ask for salary expectations, only asking for salary history is a no-no in some states.

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