Hi all,
I applied for a new job the week before last, the next day had a very nice chat with the head of recruitment where I was asked what my salary expectations were. I gave a figure which would be about a 20% increase on what I'm currently earning.
Since then I've had an interview, and been asked back for a final interview this week.
In the meantime I also discovered that a friend of mine has in the past, and still does work closely with this company and knows everyone I have spoken to, met and will be meeting throughout the process. She also told me that they're desperate to get people in with my experience and told me what salary I should be asking and aiming for...
Now, the figure I gave, and the figure she gave differ by £15k which is obviously a massive difference.
Would it be wrong of me to ask for more than my original expectation if I was to be offered the position? And if I did ask for more, how would be the best way to go about it?
Cheers!
I applied for a new job the week before last, the next day had a very nice chat with the head of recruitment where I was asked what my salary expectations were. I gave a figure which would be about a 20% increase on what I'm currently earning.
Since then I've had an interview, and been asked back for a final interview this week.
In the meantime I also discovered that a friend of mine has in the past, and still does work closely with this company and knows everyone I have spoken to, met and will be meeting throughout the process. She also told me that they're desperate to get people in with my experience and told me what salary I should be asking and aiming for...
Now, the figure I gave, and the figure she gave differ by £15k which is obviously a massive difference.
Would it be wrong of me to ask for more than my original expectation if I was to be offered the position? And if I did ask for more, how would be the best way to go about it?
Cheers!