Finding the right job interview answers to those difficult interview
questions about salary requirements, gaps in employment, why you were laid off or why you were fired can be a real challenge.
While it's impossible to offer universal salary negotiation advice that will apply to every situation, here are three things you should think about when building your interview strategy for answering
questions about salary requirements:
Someone is going to ask
me about my salary requirements and I don't know what to say.
If you're just in your first interview, hold back and don't bring up your salary requirements unless the interviewer asks
you about your salary requirements.
But if the interviewer wraps up your meeting with questions
about your salary requirements, it could be a sign that your skills and qualifications are impressive enough to move you to the next stage in the selection process.
Consider questions
about your salary requirements a good sign.
Failure to answer questions
about salary requirements, for example, may relegate their application to the «no» pile.
If there are any deal breakers for you in the benefits package, make sure to focus on these when asked
about your salary requirements.
Questions
about salary requirements are one of the very few questions guaranteed to come up during...
So when they asked
about my salary requirements, I gave them that number.
The interviewer might ask
about your salary requirements and salary history, share accurate information to avoid wasting anyone's time, but don't lock yourself into a figure, give a range or explain you need to learn more about the position and total compensation before providing a salary requirement.
One of the questions I am asked most frequently is, «How do I handle the recruiter's question
about salary requirements?»»
When responding to difficult interview questions
about your salary requirements, rather than confining yourself to a specific figure, state a range:
«Try calling a candidate with no agenda, get them to step outside their office for at least five minutes while you watch the seconds tick away and ask
them about salary requirements, their previous managers, applications and any other fishing you can do!
If HR interviews you, they may very well ask
you about your salary requirements.
A tricky subject is employer's question
about you salary requirement, but it is the one that helps a recruiter to make a choice and select the best candidate, who will be both «cheap» and professional.
Luckily, a candidate doesn't have to — and shouldn't — answer with an exact dollar amount when asked
about their salary requirements.