Interview for a job where no salary was stated?

diable

dmg24 wrote: »

Tax and NI payments are not a savings fund!

I view it that way, if I paid in to the system then I can rely on the system to help me out in times of trouble and the ones who paid more in should get more out then the people who never paid a penny in to the fund.

FBaby

I wouldn't have emailed. There is a reason why they didn't mention. One can be that indeed, their intention is to decide depending on the person they like and can pay least or it could be some sort of test... seeing how important salary is to the candidate compared to interest in the job...

I don't think you played it best. I'm with you about not being prepared to take on a job at a much lower salary than what you were on, especially when it's only been a couple of month, but I would have gone, given all I had to be the best candidate, not say anything about money making them believe that I am mad about the job because it is exactly what I want to do, and then when money is mentioned I would have used the 'oh, I'm a bit disappointed, I expected a bit more, what a dilemma, I Loveeeeeeee the job, but I am not sure if I can afford it...., maybe offer+£10K would do it though...'

In any case, I wish you good luck and hope you get the job and the money is better than what you fear.

grumpyoldwoman41

dmg24 wrote: »

Tax and NI payments are not a savings fund!

Oh I do know that - but still seen some people claming others live off THEIR taxes so tackled this possible accusation up front :A

dmg24 wrote: »

As said before, soon enough you will not have a choice as to what jobs you can apply for.

Oh, and you just can not wait for this to happen? Sorry but do not plan to stay off work for that long or/and allow that to happen.

dmg24 wrote: »

I am also intrigued as to what you intend to do with the dog when you have to attend compulsory JCP courses!

Basic literacy/numeracy, food hygiene or other Mickey Mouse training is not quite on my list of interestes or things to do, sorry to dissapoint you.

Thanks for posting.. pls have a camomile tea or something to that (calming) effect as you come across as very .. stressed....

Iris_Blue

I understand where you are coming from about the possibility of it being a NMW job but at the moment you don't know either way until you go.

There's no point in speculating until you know about the salary..then if it's not what you want then cross that bridge.

If you find out at the interview stage that it's low money then I wouldn't act rude / bad mannered in the interview as I think that would just be silly and makes you look daft...you never know they may offer you something else in the future or more money!

The only thing you can do now is wait.

grumpyoldwoman41

Oh thanks, "worry" is my middl ename.. Not worry a such but I like to have everything planned beforehand and here I can not - LOL

Thanks for posting

Jeff_Bridges_hair

grumpyoldwoman41 wrote: »

Ceridwen - thaks for that. Your post made me laugh
May ask for a ciggy break 20 min into the interview




No, getting ANY job will not get me in the "swing of things" - it will bring me down quite considerably and at many levels - and I probably would not able to get back into MY field after something like that.

Jeff and Empty - I will not take a job much below my expected wage for a lot of reasons. Being able to pay a dog walker while I am out in a full time job is just ONE of them. I do not expect you to understand or symphatise so lets just leave it here.

Thanks for posting

:shocked:

Im amazed by your attitude. The only thing i understand is that your more worried about your dog then you are getting back into work.Its this sort of attitude that anhnoys me - your holding out for what you think your worth - how long have you been unemployed for now? And how many jobs at your old rate have you been applying for? And how many of them have you got?

thats what your worth in the present market and the longer you have big unemployed gaps on your CV the more your industry will have moved on and then your skills will never be worth what you think they are so the cycle will continue.And i say that as an employer myself.

In my opinion by taking a job that will afford you your bills and keep a roof over your head says so much more about you then just holding on for something you want.

Im sorry for being harsh here but its true.

grumpyoldwoman41

Jeff- I am not particularly bothered what your opinion is about me or my alleged attitude so please feel free to think whatever you like and get anoyed at whatever you like.

The only thing i understand is that your more worried about your dog then you are getting back into work.

If that is the case than I am afraid you understand very little.

how long have you been unemployed for now?

Less then 2 months.

your skills will never be worth what you think they are

Not while I work on them all the time and get aditional certification/accerditation which I do now and would not be able to stuck in some NMW job just for the sake of it.

Thanks for posting anyway

Lou3000

Just to say - when I applied for my current job (over 2 years now) it was only after I'd applied that I realised there hadn't been an indication of salary OR whether it was part-time or full-time! I just really wanted to work here and I was in a low-paying job anyway so what did it matter?

As it turned out, the reason this company don't actually state what salary they are paying is to find out who climbs out of the woodwork! Generally, only those who really want to work for the company will apply - never mind what they're being paid!

When I was offered the job, I finally asked how much my salary would be and it turned out to be a little over £16,000 pa (with a rise every year) which was a fortune to me as the typical annual salary in my area is around £11,000 even for high-fliers!

Just thought I'd mention it!

grumpyoldwoman41

Lou - thanks for posting.

I thing one of the problems with those boards is that people visiting/posting are from all over Uk and London salaries ARE always higher because cost of living in London is higher. While JSA is the same all over, the salaries are not. What may be reasonable in one place in Uk may not be reasonable in London

By the way, turned out I am being interviewed for 2 jobs at the same time.. wohoooooooooooooooooo fingers crossed, getting quite excited now to be honest REALLY want to work THERE

SueC_2

I really wouldn't get hung up on the fact that the advert said "Meets NMW" - that's purely a tick box thing that you have to go through when advertising with JCP to demonstrate that you're meeting your legal requirements. You can override it and put in an actual figure, but many employers don't bother.

They may not bother for many reasons, possibly that they don't have a fixed rate and are prepared to be flexible for the right candidate (ie. don't want to deter high calibre candidates from applying by possibly understating the salary they're prepared to pay), or because they know that if they state a 'high' salary, they will be inundated with every chancer out there who'd like to aspire to earn that much.

I also wouldn't get in a stew about the fact that the job has been advertised with JCP and a belief that jobs of that level normally aren't. Registering a job with JCP is a very effective way for an employer to evidence that they are not discriminatory in their recruitment practices - details of the vacancy are available free of charge to every sector of the community regardless of gender, age, religion, disability status etc etc. (It's particularly useful to be able to do this if the company concerned subcontract to the public sector, who regularly ask about this kind of thing). You may well find that the job is also advertised through other channels, and that it was the other channels that they expected to be most fruitful. Here's your chance to prove them wrong.

I'd recommend going for the interview, giving it your best shot, then negotiating like a demon when it comes to agreement of terms.