When Do You Provide a Salary Range in the Job Interview?

Bringing up the salary issue during an interview is always problematic. You don’t want to appear to be too eager to talk salary because it may give the wrong impression to the interviewer or interviewers. They may think you are only interested in money. On the other hand, you do want to get some idea of what the job will pay.
The traditional approach is to simply wait until the interviewer broaches the subject. If there is only one interview, that will usually occur toward the end of the session. However, these days, candidates often have to go through multiple interviews with various people, and the subject may not come up during the early stages of the process.

First-Time Job Seeker Vs. Experienced Professional

Now, if you are someone, for example, who is interviewing for their first job, you may be content to let the hiring manager set the agenda because you might generally be open to a greater salary range than someone with more professional accomplishments.

If, however, you are someone who has a track record of superior performance, and you want to make sure you are making what you feel you are worth, it would be in your best interest to raise the salary issue earlier in the process.

Some career experts advise talking salary before the beginning of the second interview. The reason for this tactic is simply to make sure you are not wasting your time. You don’t want to go through several rounds of interviews only to find out that what the company is offering is not even close to what you are expecting. If you find that you and the company are so far apart that it wouldn’t even be worth negotiating, you can end things without much wasted time and effort.

When you do raise the issue, do it politely but firmly and directly. You can ask about a salary range for the position, giving the interviewer a signal that you are willing to negotiate. There are, however, two things you do not want to do – give your current salary or start the salary negotiations too low. Both of these situations will lock you in. If you tell an employer what you are making now, asking for anything more than about a 10 percent increase will only make you look greedy.

If the interviewer asks what you are making now, you can deflect the question by turning the focus to your skills and knowledge and how you can help the company.

In the Inland Empire, there is no better staffing firm than Arrow Staffing. They are the ones to see if you are looking for jobs in the Inland Empire. Arrow is a well established company with connections to area businesses and the know how to find the right job for you. Give Arrow Staffing a call today.

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