Salary question..?

Question

When you look for a job, and it does not say how much. You send the resume anway., When the time you get called, you ask the HR, the refuse to tell you the range, they either want to discuss with you at the interview or they will ask you what you range is. If I give my range too high on the phone, I will lose the job interview, If I give it too low, I will lose the value of my pay. How do you ask for salary range? yes, sure, you may say go to salary.com, but other than that, is there any way you can ask before interview without wasting your time?

Answer 1

I would use my current position as a base and add what I think would be a reasonable amount. For example, if you are currently making 40 K / year, I would put the salary range at $40,000 - 50,000. Don't short change yourself. Most people are more valuable than they think.

Answer 2

Never NEVER ask for the salary range over the phone. As you say, you will lose the interview. Also, you're right in that you don't want to price yourself out of the job either. The answer is to NOT GIVE them an answer. When they ask, you muddy the water and change the subject by asking a question of the person....like this

Voice on Phone: "What salary would you require for you to take this job?"
YOU: "To be honest, I haven't given that much thought. What is the salary range for this position?"
or
YOU: "At the moment, I am more interested in finding the right "fit", of job growth and personal enjoyment. What is the salary range for this position?"
Voice on Phone: "We haven't really set a salary range...Uh..what are you making at your current job?"
YOU: (Rule of thumb, if you have to, take your last salary and multiply times 1.5) "At my last job, I made $50,000..(pause) but a lot of that was on paper. When would be a good time for us to meet and discuss the job more in depth?"

See? Muddy the water ('was on paper') and then ask a question. What you WANT is the interview. What you WANT is the offer, regardless of the salary. Salaries are always negotiable. If they are not, then you can always walk.

When you get to the interview, always save the SAlary talk for the END of the interview process. HOPEFULLY, the interviewer will mention it first. Good luck!

Answer 3

Never ask a potential employer what the salary is. This happened to me, I had three interviews and never discussed the pay. But, once they offered me the position the pay was really high, more than what I make now. So be patience. If you have alot of experience is this job they are going to pay you good money. Trust me, and also they see that you care about what you can contribute to the company instead of how much money you are going to make, it just makes you look even better. Good luck!

Answer 4

Dont ask on the phone.. go to the interview first and maybe see what and how much salary range is online or from other people so you know what kind of range it might be.. then aim high and if they want you they will take it or nego with you!

Answer 5

Unfortunately, it's considered bad form to ask what the range is, but truly, HR should have some sort of range posted; if it's a smaller company, and they're not offering to divulge the range, this may be a "wake up call"; If it's a larger company, they should definitely advise.

Answer 6

I always ask over the phone. I interview a lot. I dont have time to be driving around, only to be told, the pay is way under MY range. Good luck!

Answer 7

They won't tell you. If they tell you, you expect the higher range and you won't be happy if they ended up offering you lower range. If it's a good company, just go and do the interview. Unless your skills are rare and you are in very high demand, you just have to play their game.

Answer 8

Gross income is what's agreed between you and your business enterprise. internet income is what you get after statutory and different deductions. to quote an occasion: Gross income consists of: elementary Pay, Dearness Allowance, abode hire Allowance, Conveyance Allowance, etc. internet income consists of: all the above much less income Tax deductible as consistent with regulation, EPF contribution payable via the worker, deductions as end results of the subsidised lunch provided, advances of pay drawn, instalments of Loans taken and repaid by way of income. Now you pass back on your income Slip and see notwithstanding if the above info are valuable to find out solutions on your queries.

Answer 9

Determine when was your last pay raise and /or bonus.
were you happy with it if so than ask for double that on top of your salary. If you were not happy then ask for 3x that, this is a pretty good average.