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69 questions linked to/from Does the first person to mention a number in a salary negotiation lose?
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Did I lowball myself out of a decent salary? [duplicate]
I finished my BS in CS this last March, and my school made claims that typical starting salaries for CS grads in my area (Portland, OR) were between $70-80K/year. As I looked around GlassDoor, it ...
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I don't want to answer "What's your current salary?" question from extremely pushy potential employers [duplicate]
How do folks avoid the question, "What is your current salary?" Or do they?
I work as a software engineer in California and am currently looking for positions. This time around, I've noticed that ...
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should you tell a possible employer what's the minimum amount you are willing to work for? [duplicate]
When it's that time in the interview to talk money I always asked for what I considered was fair given my experience and knowledge. This amount is negotiable depending on the job. If the job is good ...
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Should I follow up with salary negotiation email? [duplicate]
I've been given a written job offer after passing all the interview process successfully. In one form I filled I said my salary expectation is 45,000 to 50,000 (this is a junior position). I was ...
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What exceptions are there to the 'don't give a salary number first'? [duplicate]
After reading many blogs and SE questions about giving salary information there seems to be a general rule about not volunteering a salary figure before the company has given their offer.
When I ...
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Contract to Hire salary conversion? [duplicate]
I am currently a contractor working for a DOD contract company as an application developer. I will begin the process of converting over to a full time employee of the DOD company here soon. Recently ...
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Rise salary expectation during interview [duplicate]
I've recently interviewed with a company, at the end of the interview, they asked me what my expected salary is. I made the mistake of saying a somewhat low range (somewhat bellow average for that ...
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When giving a salary expectation, should I give the amount that I want or a bit more? [duplicate]
In an interview or before an offer, when the interviewer asks me to specify my salary expectation, should I give the amount that I want and then not budge if they offer less, or should I say a few ...
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Should you tell a recruiter what your salary expections are? [duplicate]
When sending a reasonable generic (ie not specific to a particular job) letter to a recruiter, should you mention what your salary expectations are?
Or can this be used against you? - (ie recruiter ...
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How to handle salary history discussion as an engineer with 3 years' experience? [duplicate]
So I've done a fair amount of research into salary negotiations, and they all seem say that not revealing one's salary history is best. They even have little scripts for the types of conversations ...
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When one's asked about contract rate, is it ever OK to do any of the following [duplicate]
Put it back to the employer first by asking what they are thinking of offering before answering?
State a rate but also say that it is negotiable? And if so should a % for negotiation ever be stated?
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should i tell a company what i expect in salary? [duplicate]
I'm applying for my boss's job this week, since she's leaving the company. The application process has a field for salary expectation to see if, "... our expectations are in line."
Should I put ...
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Is it okay to refuse entirely to answer "desired salary" question?
I am finishing up a graduate degree and am looking for my first full-time job. I recently had a second interview (Skype) with a place I'm interested in and the interviewer asked me what my desired ...
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How to respond to a direct ask of salary earned and expectations?
What is the best way to fill out an application form for a role with an unspecified salary expectation where the following questions are mandatory to complete in a pre-interview form:
What is your ...
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In a business where staff churn is costly, should I let employees lead and request their salary increase?
I've asked the same question on the Economics Stack Exchange here to get answers from the perspective of applied economic theory.
I'm the managing director of a company in which we run appraisals ...
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Are there humorous, less-confrontational ways to negotiate a starting salary?
I really am the type of person who doesn't feel comfortable demanding higher pay. I feel perhaps that others are like me, that they are simply more lenient or compliant. So sometimes you want to push ...
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How can I ask for my salary to match what the person I'm replacing got?
In the next week or so I'll be having a meeting with my manager to discuss the promotion I recently got. I'm taking over the role of a work-mate who is currently serving his notice period. I know how ...
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Should I share with a new service provider a bill from its competitor?
I understand the new service provider is probably looking to make sure they match the services and value my company is currently getting from their competitor, but should I share an old bill with them ...
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Rebuked by HR on asking what is a good time to provide my salary expectation
I've gone through the interview process of a company which was largely positive. I got an email from HR asking for some documents, so I offered to speak on the phone. I asked if they were considering ...
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How to deal with a promotion if it would be more lucrative after an upcoming rule change?
The appraisal system in our company is going to change next year. In the old system, if you make promotion to another function (e.g. from junior to mid-level) you get a standard raise of 3%. In the ...
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What salary should I ask for when interviewing for a role that is above my experience level [duplicate]
I'm a junior developer interviewing for a role that requires a few more years experience than I have (mid level). So far I have been doing well on coding challenges and interviews thus far and I have ...
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"You were not selected, but we'll keep your contact in our database"
Basically I've been to a job interview on a big software company and I was rejected. They didn't give a reason, but I asked someone I know who is working there and he told me that the main reason was ...
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How can I get hiring managers to take cost of living into account when they ask for my current salary? [duplicate]
I am working in my home town, which is a small city as a developer, and say that my current salary is around $2000. I was applying in the capital for the same position, but this time I am asking for $...
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How to keep from being underpaid forever [duplicate]
I am being underpaid for my industry, quality of work, and even experience. My question is not about how to get more money out of my current employer. Rather, I am concerned what potential future ...
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When negotiating salary, does it matter who sought who out at onset?
I'm wondering if a candidate's salary negotiation leverage diminishes if the company was not the one to reach out to the candidate, but the candidate applied for the job independently.
In my case, I ...
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How do I filter out low-paying Job Offers on Linked in
I am a software developer in a senior role and my company pays a good salary, but there still room for improvement.
Recently I started more seriously to respond to recruiters on Linkedin.
My problem ...
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Should I tell the recruiter everything?
I'm a recent graduate in CS living in Germany. I posted my CV on Monster in PDF format. Now I'm getting a lot of calls from recruiters, most of them in the UK. They tend to ask a lot of questions ...
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Did I Make a mistake by sharing my salary to my future employer?
I am planning to leave my current job and therefore I have interviewed with a company a couple of days back. At the end of the day of my interview, during a discussion with the HR of the company, I ...
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Do you still negotiate when going through a staffing agency?
It's said you should always negotiate salary. However, I'm looking at some contract-to-hire type positions through a staffing agency. Typically, the agency "presents" me at a given hourly rate that we ...
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Asking what my current salary is during interviews as a recent graduate
I've been through several job interviews and in all of them they ask: what are you on right now? (How much are you getting paid?). My college friends (also recently graduated like me) tell me the same ...