Got interview offer. Dosh too low. What would you do?

[Bunka]

1. Do interview
2. Get offered Job
3. Say you would love the job but are they flexible on salary
4. Start job with higher salary than initially offered.


This is what I did, and it worked perfectly. Don't talk about raising salary at interview stage as they'll discount you over someone else because you're too expensive. Wait until they are set that they want you and then ask politely.

 

[clv101]

1) Just go to the interview and pretend everything is hunky dory, you can talk about/negotiate wages over the phone later if offered the role, once they know they want you?

If the interview goes well they will offer you the job. At that point the wage negotiations start, you can ask for more. If they won't/can't move any high just take the job and keep looking for something else. A job, even with a wage on the low side, is better than no job.

 

[matt_fsr]

There was no ant farm.

This.

Or cushy job with high security clearance either by the sound of it.

 

[Sin_Chase]

Errm, what is the job?

Be realistic and realise that unless you have rare skills then asking for a salary increase is going to get you shown the door and them offering it to another person who will do it for the price they want.

They do not have to be flexible for your benefit, there is no doubt a not so short shortlist of people they are bringing in for interview as well as you.

That is of course unless you are offering something other people cannot that is worth the extra money.

 

[randomshenans]

option 3 for me

 

[Apok]

If you can see yourself enjoying the job, take it at the lower wage and if a better opportunity comes along then jump across.

 

[Makhaira]

Normally I'd say negotiate, but in the current climate I'd take it. You don't say what type of work it is? If you're a rare skillset then you might be in a better position to bargain.

 

[PMKeates]

does not look good to have blank parts on your CV.

I'm not so sure? I have a 4 month gap on my CV and my explanation is not more than "I fancied a break away from work. I spent some time reading, catching up with some things and enjoyed seeing some friends I don't get to speak to very often."

I severely doubt any future employee will have a problem with that.

 

[PhillyDee]

Normally I'd say negotiate, but in the current climate I'd take it. You don't say what type of work it is? If you're a rare skillset then you might be in a better position to bargain.

Flipping burgers?

 

[meghatronic]

4 - but you're assuming you'll get it

 

[Vonhelmet]

I'm not so sure? I have a 4 month gap on my CV and my explanation is not more than "I fancied a break away from work. I spent some time reading, catching up with some things and enjoyed seeing some friends I don't get to speak to very often."

I severely doubt any future employee will have a problem with that.

All well and good after the fact, but at the time it doesn't look good. You'd usually be expected to sort a job out with a late start date, then quit and just slack until the new job started.

 

[Andrew Moore]

I playe option 4 and Im glad I did.. 6 months later I still havn't moved out of it and am stuggling to!


Andy

 

[matthab]

5) Take job and work damn hard for promotion.

or

4)

When I started at my new role a lot of people left above me and I was asked to move into another department where my skilss were needed. Taking a small pay rise at the same time.

Better to be employed than be a figure on the news of the unemployed.

 

[Deschutes]

4.

 

[meghatronic]

I'm not so sure? I have a 4 month gap on my CV and my explanation is not more than "I fancied a break away from work. I spent some time reading, catching up with some things and enjoyed seeing some friends I don't get to speak to very often."

I severely doubt any future employee will have a problem with that.

Well, I would. No disrespect intended.

 

[Tefal]

I playe option 4 and Im glad I did.. 6 months later I still havn't moved out of it and am stuggling to!


Andy

You're trying to leave ocuk ?

 

[86JR]

4. Any money is better than no money.

 

[gatecrasherlok]

Definately take the job in the meantime while keep on hunting. I personally dont like hanging around especially when the economy is so bad.

 

[NickK]

4) Get job. Take job at rubbish wage. Keep job hunting, if you get a job 6 weeks later on decent wage 'er .. I'm outta here' otherwise reluctantly take home the little you get (!!)

Personally I'd always go for this. It's better to be earning than not.

That's not to say I'd take a gawd-awful job, I probably wouldn't. But if the job is OK it's just not paying quite as much as I'd like - I'd take it and then keep looking.

Exactly my thoughts.

It adds the fact your are willing to work, you are in work (helps skip the crap) and makes the pennies stretch further.

 

[HangTime]

#1.

In the event that they won't budge on the dinero, you may also want to consider re-assessing your self-declared minimum salary, as 10% isn't a million miles away.