"what are your salary expectations" answers ?

Morte said:
We all use the same since 1974. :cool:
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did you see the ephisode of mock the week where they get one of the shows researchers to ring the treasury's press office ask that ? hilarious that they had to go away and check ,and then came back and said, yes its definately an american billion ... we think lol.

was great.
 
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The correct way to answer is to say "I am sure you will make me a fair offer".

You say a number, chances are you will be too high or too low particularly if you haven't got to the end of the interview process. Put the ball firmly in their court to start the negotiating process.
 
When browsing for new jobs you must have had a figure in mind for what you are looking for, just tell them that, they are asking what you are looking for, not what you are currently earning.

I have just been through the process of changing jobs, maybe 1 in 5 asked what I currently earn, most just asked what I expected and nothing more :)

I wouldn’t use anything like "Current market rates" or “A fair offer”, that’s just sounds obviously evasive to me.
 
bigchez said:
The correct way to answer is to say "I am sure you will make me a fair offer".

You say a number, chances are you will be too high or too low particularly if you haven't got to the end of the interview process. Put the ball firmly in their court to start the negotiating process.
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i like that response, might try that next time :)
 
Well it's something I'll normally think about when applying for the job, I'll have an idea of what salary I want and that'd be my answer. No point for me going for a job and it not giving me a salary I'm happy with.

Saying that when I got a contract a couple of years ago I was worried about saying I wanted too much (and I really wanted the job) so whilst pitching a level I was still happy with I know I could have got up to another £10 an hour out of them :( Aw well, you live and learn.

I definitely didn't make the same mistake when offered the perm job, he said what level they wanted to start me on, I said no. He straight away upped it to the next, that was too easy so said if they go up one more I'll do it ;)

That's public sector if it makes any difference.

MrLOL said:
this is it. ive reached the limit at my place. We get crap pay because we work mon to fri and 9-5
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Won't just be the hours, my wife works basically 9-5 in a first line job and gets more than that.

My job is flexi time, i'm almost never there past 5! Do have to go on call 1 in 4 weeks but because of what we do etc very very rarely get anything to do out of hours.

Anyway if the job's still up there's hope, originally I was told by the recruitment liar, sorry consultant, that they weren't putting my cv forward! Was some humble pie being served when they called him up asking to take me and I hadn't even left the building after the interview :)
 
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I yoinked the text below in quotes from here . It would be my initial thought that if the job was a 30-35k one and an applicant came right out with "I'm on 20k", the employer would immediately think 'Vauxhall Corsa for Mercedes money', whether or not it's true. However, salary is always negotiable - I'm not sure I'd expect it to have totally blown your chances if the interview was otherwise favourable.

"What Salary Would You Be Expecting For This Position?
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Again another cheeky one which, ideally, you don’t want to be too committal over. If you commit to a salary at this stage you won’t be able to negotiate later on and if you ask for too much they will think they can’t afford you. If you don’t know what level of salary a position pays you can do some research on the internet. There are several sites that collect data about average industry and job role remunerations. So you could ask the interviewer a question in response to his question such as “What level of salary would you be expecting to pay for this position?” If the interviewer doesn’t want to divulge this then it’s not unreasonable for you to decline to answer too. If your interviewer quotes you a salary of say £ 19,000 then try and come back with something like “Well I was looking for a salary in the region of £ 22,000 to £ 24,000”. Your employer will always start with their bottom figure first so by asking for a little more it sets you a slightly higher bench mark. It may be that your interviewer can only go to the level he quotes but it’s fairly unlikely."
 
I think the most likely result is that they say, "look we really like you and think that you'll fit in but because you need a bit of work to get up to the standard we want we're going to start you a bit lower than the indicated salary"
I say most likely, I think that's what you should be hoping for.
 
yeah but we all know council jobs rarely go external

The pay is so inflated compared to the private sector that anybody wants one. I'd love to work for leeds / wakefield council. Good look finding an I.T. job publicly advertised though. Dont think i've ever seen one on the net / wakefield express / yorkshire evenning post.

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what a suprise

http://jobs.wakefield.gov.uk/Jobs.aspx?ssimple=&ssectors=20

oops and again

http://jobs.leeds.gov.uk/Jobs.aspx?...t_id=-1&SLocations=-1&SSchools=&SSubjects=&o=
 
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I would have answered it exactly the same way as the OP.

Whatever happened to good old fashioned honesty?
 
Well jobs down this way aren't exactly well paid, but she walked into the job starting on that salary :)

Any other government agencies round your way to try? Non council government jobs tend to be a little less 'inbred' for positions but it does still happen.

Not sure which RDA is based up there, Yorkshire Forward I think, not likely to have much going but it's those sorts of places it's worth watching :) Just an example, might be other NDPBs etc to work for up there, they tend to pay ok and with civil service benefits.
 
bigchez said:
The correct way to answer is to say "I am sure you will make me a fair offer".

You say a number, chances are you will be too high or too low particularly if you haven't got to the end of the interview process. Put the ball firmly in their court to start the negotiating process.
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I'd be fairly unimpressed if a candidate said that to me, it's wilfully looking to avoid the question. They ask the question, they're looking for an answer and avoiding the question isn't likely to impress.
 
Saw this on Reed, looks like the original ad isn't up there anymore, but from what I remember of it this one looks very similar in layout/the requirements

http://www.reed.co.uk/job-details/L...46&lp=3&s=52&jt=1&nr=200&ns=True&ps=100&lit=2

bigredshark said:
I'd be fairly unimpressed if a candidate said that to me, it's wilfully looking to avoid the question. They ask the question, they're looking for an answer and avoiding the question isn't likely to impress.
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Tend to agree, the interviewer wants to know so answering like that doesn't help them at all.
 
Ev0 said:
Saw this on Reed, looks like the original ad isn't up there anymore, but from what I remember of it this one looks very similar in layout/the requirements

http://www.reed.co.uk/job-details/L...46&lp=3&s=52&jt=1&nr=200&ns=True&ps=100&lit=2



Tend to agree, the interviewer wants to know so answering like that doesn't help them at all.
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aye looks like they've changed the wording and put it back up again.

So that means either A) they havent got enough people to shortlist or B) i have been dumped from said list. I'll ring on monday and ask for some feedback on the assumption that its the latter.

bigredshark said:
I'd be fairly unimpressed if a candidate said that to me, it's wilfully looking to avoid the question. They ask the question, they're looking for an answer and avoiding the question isn't likely to impress.
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I never know which way to answer. People like you say not to avoid the question and answer honestly.

But then i wonder what happens if you lie and get round out. You cant win :(
 
Wasn't the original salary 30-35 and called a senior analyst, and this one is lower and not senior?

Maybe original post filled internally (promotion?) and this is the lower post now going free? :)
 
Go for the middle of the salary banding they've put in their job advertisment (unless that would be a pay cut, then go for the top of the range).
 
Ev0 said:
Wasn't the original salary 30-35 and called a senior analyst, and this one is lower and not senior?

Maybe original post filled internally (promotion?) and this is the lower post now going free? :)
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possible ! very good suggestion, It is a different title with less pay.

I'll have to ring and ask on monday if they wont consider me for senior, what about the more junior role. Will let you know how i get on.
 
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