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Salary negotiable?
bleenoth
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OK, it was a bit of a surprise when that was mentioned during the interview.
I was going for a standard job in a small production unit so even though, as usual, the wage wasn't stated in the advert, the average wage in that line of work is very roughly £18,000 - £25,000 a year from searching around.
We discussed being 'new' at the company, but also discussed the experience I already had (10 years in a similar role), and its usefulness to the company, which they seemed pleased about.
I had previously been on just under £20,000 elsewhere in a similar job, so had to think quick and said how about £7.50 an hour to start, then a review after a couple of months.
Well, he nearly fell off his chair at the mention of £7.50! I think it was somewhat over and above what he was prepared to go to!
So question is then, . . . when faced with negotiating salary, what is the best way to go about it, especially for lower salaries? I really thought salaries were generally only 'negotiated' when they got to levels far and above anything I have ever earned, so it was a new experience for me!
(Oh, I got the sorry but no thanks email today - for the 'trainee' job I applied for. Err, didn't mention 'trainee' in any advert I saw!! Probably why his eyes watered when I wished for the giddy heights of £7.50!)
I was going for a standard job in a small production unit so even though, as usual, the wage wasn't stated in the advert, the average wage in that line of work is very roughly £18,000 - £25,000 a year from searching around.
We discussed being 'new' at the company, but also discussed the experience I already had (10 years in a similar role), and its usefulness to the company, which they seemed pleased about.
I had previously been on just under £20,000 elsewhere in a similar job, so had to think quick and said how about £7.50 an hour to start, then a review after a couple of months.
Well, he nearly fell off his chair at the mention of £7.50! I think it was somewhat over and above what he was prepared to go to!
So question is then, . . . when faced with negotiating salary, what is the best way to go about it, especially for lower salaries? I really thought salaries were generally only 'negotiated' when they got to levels far and above anything I have ever earned, so it was a new experience for me!
(Oh, I got the sorry but no thanks email today - for the 'trainee' job I applied for. Err, didn't mention 'trainee' in any advert I saw!! Probably why his eyes watered when I wished for the giddy heights of £7.50!)
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They asked you at interview what salary you were after?OK, it was a bit of a surprise when that was mentioned during the interview.
I was going for a standard job in a small production unit so even though, as usual, the wage wasn't stated in the advert, the average wage in that line of work is very roughly £18,000 - £25,000 a year from searching around.
We discussed being 'new' at the company, but also discussed the experience I already had (10 years in a similar role), and its usefulness to the company, which they seemed pleased about.
I had previously been on just under £20,000 elsewhere in a similar job, so had to think quick and said how about £7.50 an hour to start, then a review after a couple of months.
Well, he nearly fell off his chair at the mention of £7.50! I think it was somewhat over and above what he was prepared to go to!
So question is then, . . . when faced with negotiating salary, what is the best way to go about it, especially for lower salaries? I really thought salaries were generally only 'negotiated' when they got to levels far and above anything I have ever earned, so it was a new experience for me!
(Oh, I got the sorry but no thanks email today - for the 'trainee' job I applied for. Err, didn't mention 'trainee' in any advert I saw!! Probably why his eyes watered when I wished for the giddy heights of £7.50!)
I would always ask before interivew what they were paying on the role.0 -
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