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I have e-mail archive from 1y ago of my reach-out to 65 VCs in London: we had video calls, they might remember me still, who knows.
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I always do answer “I’m open to sharing my expectations but I also know that every company has a budget tighted to certain roles in certain markets. Would you be open to share this budget instead,”. And they always share.
For me it’s a trick that works 100 of the time
It Makes sense …… I know what to say next time … thanks for the tip
Any company that is really hiring and not just collecting resumes should be listing a realistic salary range.
Sadly, even recruiters can’t always provide a salary range.
What you are worth is not always what some companies are offering. The salary that is offered by a smaller company may not be the same as a larger company.
I was working at a small company. My wage was $15/hr which in Alaska, isnt enough to pay all the bills as well as be able to eat enough to sustain.
How I answer the salary questions is based on my situation. If I am desperate and need a job asap, I’ll always go lower. That number will be based on whatever ranges I can find local to me for similar positions and companies. Right now isn’t a great time to negotiate anyway.
If there's a salary range I make sure to put myself in the low middle of that. The upper part of the range is unattainable anyway. If they try to lowball you later on, you can always counter and try to get a little more. You can always say that after hearing about the job you'd be expecting more, and try to start a negotiation from that.
COULD U TELL ME THE INTERVIEW DAYS
Whatever you do don't tell them what you are currently making. If they can't appreciate your integrity , professionalism, and hard work, and they are as many employers not forthright, they will undercut you . Know your self worth as you wrote. Know why you are applying and for the place you are and learn of the company in which you do before
Going in.
Personally Ive tried keeping the salary expectations question as limited and vague as possible in initial interviews, but after having one interviewer repeat the question constantly until I gave a number I’ve now decided to give up this approach!
If they ask what my salary is I tell them.
If they ask what my salary expectations is I tell them - if I want the job and am happy to move for less, drop the range to what you can afford and include the caveat that your flexible and very much open to negotiation. It might not suit all but i think being realistic about a salary is important. If you want a job and can afford to earn less then reflect that but if you don’t want to earn a penny less and will only move for a lift in your salary tell them…
Don’t work your way through an interview process, be given the job only to have to turn it down because you can’t afford to take it.
interview is on the phone or zoom could u tell me please
I would start by saying; couldn't help notice there's no information about salary or benefits, so it's pointless to ask me about any salary range I want, don't you agree?
You shoot pointblank in the beginning or wait until the interviewer finishes the questions.
Consider the first scenario as a statement that you're not afraid of loosing the position and also that you are straightforward and honest thus reliable.
The second scenario you're also considering the company demands X salary and benefits and once again that you are straightforward and honest thus reliable.