How to look up pay range in my fieldI am a Supervisor with over 15 years of supervision experience, I put 20 years in a major office furniture company and 8 years in the automotive field, I am fluent in Spanish, I have over 7 years of hands on experience in Lean Manufacturing and all the goodies that comes with it along with classroom time, I have had no problems interviewing so far, been out of work 1 month and have had 2 interviews with a company I decided it was not where I would be happy, had a interview for a major company in the food sector ( panel interview) I got a call a day later and they have set up another and final interview with HR and Plant Manager this Tuesday where I am sure pay will be discussed, also I have a phone interview today with a major office furniture company that really fits my experience , I am good with changes so getting into the food sector is no big deal, but, pay scale wise I am still struggling with it, Salary.com pegs me at between $65k - $74k plus benefits, last job I ended at $57k with benefits included, which I felt I was not getting paid what I was worth and it was a smaller company...how close or far off is the scale for Salary .Com? I was thinking $56 - 60$ plus benefits, I do not want to scare anyone off by over stating my salary requirements nor come in under but be close enough to negotiate...any help? Thanks The general feeling is that most salary surveys tend to run higher than the real-world salaries actually being paid. There are two approaches you can take, depending on how the next interview unfolds. One would be to propose a range that would pretty much be a lateral move for you, if you were working. If you decide to do that, I' d say something like, "My anticipated salary is negotiable within the $57K to $60K range." Another way to think of it is on the basis of the old rule-of-thumb that one should not "switch" jobs for a salary that' s less than 10% to 15% more than you' re earning now, which would make your anticipated salary range something like $63K to $66K. But sine you' re not working, you might want to opt on the side of getting a job first, and earning more based on your overall job performance later, rather than going for the higher amount right off the bat. It helps, got the phone interview today, was asked what my proposed salary was,. that it would help them in determining whether it was close to what the company wanted to pay and I told them between $57k - $62k, plus benefits, I was told they would contact me later next week if they wanted me back for a follow up interview, that they had a few other they had to interview first...10 minutes later HR called back, they want me to come in this week for a tour and to interview with the manager I would be reporting to if I got the job and a couple of other Supervisors I also have my 3rd and final interview tomorrow with another company..they both look promising so I am going to have to turn one down but I want to look at their numbers also...Its not wrong for me to see it to the end its it? Absolutely not! But I think you need to treat each job prospect as a totally stand-alone opportunity. In other words, treat each one as though it was the only job opportunity available to you - and I certainly would not tell either prospective employer about the other! But once you have the necessary information, make your decision based on which ever opportunity is right for you. Make sense? Thanks for the help, had my final interview today for the other job and at the same time eliminated one of my competitors that had shown up early for his/hers interview, I was able to make the 45 minutes interview last 1 hour and a half and this person decided to leave and not wait for the interview salary was asked and they did not see a problem with the numbers I put out there for them... they will be finishing their interviews this week and give me a answer with in 2 weeks weeks ( have to do back ground checks and 3 other interviews ) which gives me time for my next interview to find out where I am at..... they were impressed of the questions I asked them at the end of the interview, I had broken them down into 2 for HR and 2 for General Manager. | |
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