I applied for a job the other day and within 20 minutes, they called me. I was very unprepared for the call as I was in my car getting ready to go out and have never had a employer call that fast. They have the job listed at 55-65k to start. They asked what I wanted and being unprepared, I just blurted out 25 bucks an hour not thinking that was way below what they had listed. What can I do to renegotiate this as I would want the 65k to start and is even a pay cut since I was laid off?

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If they call you at a bad time, when you are unprepared, tell them that and have the conversation later. You are now trying to negotiate yourself at the upper end of their salary range when you put yourself well below the lower end. It's going to be a bit of an uphill battle.

I don’t think there is much to say about it until you get an offer. At that point, you can tell them based on the complete package (benefits and whatnot), your experience, and the responsibilities of the role, you want to be closer to $65k

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As you go through the process, when it comes time to talk money just tell them what you think is right. If they bring up your earlier answer just be forthright and say you were caught unawares and said something mistakenly. It's not like you put it in writing, after all.

For the future, when that happens, calm down and realize you don't have to answer immediately. Just let it go to voicemail and call them later. That's totally okay to do. They totally understand that not everyone is going to answer the phone immediately (unless it was a scheduled call of course).

I would clarify it in an email

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