Timeline for Does knowing the potential salary range for a position change how much you should ask for?
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| May 16, 2018 at 6:10 | answer | added | Stevernator | timeline score: 3 | |
| Feb 14, 2013 at 16:15 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackWorkplace/status/302088714564292609 | ||
| Feb 14, 2013 at 13:09 | comment | added | AdamRedwine | @enderland, I think that is generally true, but if you know their salary range before hand, it might not be the case. It may be interesting to know where in that range they would start negotiations, but if I know their range, and they don't know that I know that, I think it gives me an advantage to start with a number that is within it, but very high. | |
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| Feb 14, 2013 at 1:42 | comment | added | enderland | And yet another reason why you should ALWAYS fight to allow the company to make the first number offer. | |
| Feb 13, 2013 at 22:54 | history | edited | gnat | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 13, 2013 at 15:08 | history | edited | AdamRedwine | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 13, 2013 at 13:14 | vote | accept | AdamRedwine | ||
| Feb 13, 2013 at 13:14 | comment | added | AdamRedwine | @DA., yes, that was my thought. I think that knowing the possible salary range changes the situation. Imagine an analogy to poker; you would play very differently if you knew what cards the other players held. | |
| Feb 12, 2013 at 23:07 | history | closed |
IDrinkandIKnowThings CincinnatiProgrammer squeemish jcmeloni Adam V |
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| Feb 12, 2013 at 23:06 | comment | added | DA. | I can't say if it matters, but there is one key differentiating factor and that's that in this situation, the hire KNOWS the salary range the organization is willing to consider ahead of time. I could see arguments that that does change things a bit, but at the same time, one can also argue that you should ALWAYS ask for what you want/need rather than some other arbitrary figure. | |
| Feb 12, 2013 at 21:37 | comment | added | IDrinkandIKnowThings | @AdamRedwine - It is still basically the same question how much should i ask for... | |
| Feb 12, 2013 at 20:36 | answer | added | Neil T. | timeline score: 6 | |
| Feb 12, 2013 at 20:34 | answer | added | JB King | timeline score: 4 | |
| Feb 12, 2013 at 20:23 | comment | added | AdamRedwine | @Chad, thanks for the link; I edited my question to try to avoid duplication. | |
| Feb 12, 2013 at 20:22 | history | edited | AdamRedwine | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 12, 2013 at 19:51 | comment | added | DA. | No, you should ask for MORE than that, so you can negotiate down to an agreeable figure. | |
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| Feb 12, 2013 at 18:40 | comment | added | yoozer8 | Rather than explaining your research and offering to settle for less, explain that you've researched the cost of living difference between the location and your current location, and have determined that X is a reasonable salary. If you pre-emptively offer something lower, then their response may just be to try to see how low they can go. Start the negotiation at (or reasonably above) what you actually want, not below. | |
| Feb 12, 2013 at 18:30 | comment | added | AdamRedwine | @PaulBrown, That's what I was thinking. I figured, when they ask me what salary I was expecting, I could say something like, "The cost of living indicators I checked say I should make X, but I understand that that's a bit beyond what this position calls for so I'd be happy with Y," where Y is near (or just over) the top of their range. | |
| Feb 12, 2013 at 18:24 | comment | added | CincinnatiProgrammer | @MrFox I wouldn't say more, if you ask ridiculously high they will probably see you as a bad egg for not being satisfiable. But yes, I'd shoot for the top so that when they offer something less it is still high. | |
| Feb 12, 2013 at 18:23 | history | edited | AdamRedwine | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 12, 2013 at 18:11 | comment | added | MrFox | Ask at the top or more! Your initial ask forms the ceiling for the negotiated value. | |
| Feb 12, 2013 at 18:08 | history | asked | AdamRedwine | CC BY-SA 3.0 |