Advice on job application...100% wage rise! am I in dream land??

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Morning all,

I am currently on the lookout for a new job, I want a new challenge, the opportunity to develop my skills and most important to give my family a much happier husband/daddy!

I have come across a job being offered, similar sector as to what I am in now but a different type of product I will be selling...with no experience of, full product training is given however.

Reading the job description I would usually not hesitate but I just wonder if I am in dream land due to the package being offered.

To give you an idea of the package...£60k-£70k, bonuses, car, private health, phone, laptop, working from home etc.

Currently I get £30k, no bonus, phone, ipad, working in office.

I am 27 and never have I been in a position to even consider a job like this, however with the experience I have gained in the last 5 years in my current job almost ticks all the boxes they have put on the job advert.

I know there are people who may be in positions that look for people to work for them, or even people in similar wage bands...I just wonder if my age will put anyone off to even consider me?

I guess it is one of these things...what have I got to lose, but on the other hand I don't want to be wasting people's time!

Could it be right place, right time and go for it??

Any people had similar experiences??
 
It's all a game. Don't ever put yourself in a box and say you are too young, too x, too Y. What seems impossible/unthinkable now could well seem like the norm in six months when you are delivering great results and picking up a salary that once seemed beyond your reach.
 
Get on with it man!. seriously, stop questioning weather or not you'll be wasting their time & bloody well apply.
 
Is that 60-70k base or OTE?

Where did you see the job advert, was it direct or via an agency?

Agencies sometimes put up CV harvesting job adverts, which sound too good to be true. There's nothing to stop you applying though, although I'd consider the following additional questions;

1. What's the average wage for this sort of role? Do some research and look at other similar jobs/wages.

2. If it's way above average, you need to consider why this is. Is it a stressful job? Long hours? High attrition rate?

3. Overstretched myself with 3.
 
Whilst age may be seen as a sign of inexperience you can always use this to your advantage. Full of fresh ideas it can be a real selling point.

I was surprised at the number of senior people in the organisation I work for who are pretty young. Fair play to them.
 
Some companies do get funny about this, I wouldn't actively volunteer your current salary unless specifically asked.... Then again they've published a salary range so if the hiring manager likes you then they ought to pay within that range. If they do get funny with the jump in pay you might well find them telling you something along the lines of

'Well we were originally looking for someone with much more experience for that role but we liked you a lot and we've created a role for you paying (insert figure around 40-50k)' etc...
 
You raise a very very interesting point about salary.

I often wonder about several jobs that i've applied for - I can tick every box, what I perceive to be excellent experience doing the same tasks, delivering excellent results, fully qualified with rare and unique qualifications that few 'contenders' would have. My current role even has more authority and responsibility than the prospective ones. Yet, the salary is £60k. I am currently on half that amount.

Yet no interview presents itself - just a standard fob-off letter/email "You didn't meet the job specification criteria". The only thing that stands out to me is the salary.

Psychologically, if you are recruiting for a £60k job and a guy on £30k applies, irrespective of the role, experience, qualifications and how they present themselves, surely something can stop you from offering them an interview/job?

- Would it be that you never got a 100% salary increase, so feel that they shouldn't?
- Would it be that you don't like their current employer (public vs. private)?
- Would you feel challenged by them, and you'd essentially be employing your biggest threat, who could overshadow you?
- Would you feel that they wouldn't be able to handle the 100% increase in salary, and they'd burn out and be a liability?

I'm unsure, yet I believe all apply in some situations. But, to bring it back around, I honestly believe that asking for your current salary is a dirty dirty tactic, and judges the role eligibility far more than anything else, in my, perhaps biased, perspective.
 
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It does seem a little bit too good to be true but you never know until you apply.
Read the small print and go for it :)
Check out the company as much as possible.
 
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