New Postion At Company Salary AdviceHello All, I am soon to go into a salary meeting with a prospective employer. The job is much better than my current job, and I am thankful for that. It requires a lot more responsiblities and tasks that seem more interesting and relevant to my bachelor's degree. So, I'd be willing to accept almost any offer as long as it pays the same as my current job, since I will be learning and growing as an employee. Yet, what I currently make is not quite getting me through the weeks and months as I wish. I can pay my bills, yet have little money for saving, as I would wish. The open position at this prospective employer is a new one, and I think that they may base the pay rate at what I currently make, even though the tasks would be much more involved. My question is: what is a good way to explain that I need a signifigant increase in income? I have expressed to them that I am looking to grow personally, as well as finacially, and I hope they took this as a hint. Also, if this is a new postion at the company, how can I tell if it would be a fair deal?
Ordinarily it makes no sense to switch jobs unless you can increase your salary by at least 10% to 15%. If I were you, that's the anticipated salary range I'd propose. If you're not offered a starting salary that's at least 10% more than you're earning now, I'd politely ask if their initial offer is negotiable. If it is, and if you're asked what salary you have in mind, I'd say my anticipated salary was negotiable within the "present salary+10% to present salary+15%" range and see what happens. The way to justify the higher salary range is by being prepared to show how your qualifications for the job are a good match for the requirements of the job, based on your experience, training, skills, past job performance, and education. In other words, make it clear that the job will be worth more to the employer with YOU in it! Zat help? Paul W. Barada The Negotiation Expert | |
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