Salary increase

tazwhoever

A friend is going for interview and the salary is slightly lower than she hoped for, can she ask for salary increase due to her experience or just accept the salary?

Thanks

~Beanie~

She can certainly ask, the worst they can say is no.

RedfordML

Definitely!


Always ask - but just have a few reason to justify - experience/degree etc???


I have always asked, once job offer was in front of me - not at interview stage! (I have done this for my last 3 roles, as they had a salary bracket and I was offered lower end - twice successful, one flat refusal.)

Baby_Angel

You can always ask. However be prepared to take a no. If she really wants the job, she could consider asking for a pay rise as soon as after the probation period. That way the employer has the chance to see her work. I had a new colleague who had asked for a pay rise after his probationary period. It was agreed at the (second) interview stage. I know he got it after 6 months, but I don't know the exact figures.

tizerbelle

Views differ on this, some say you should discuss at interview, others not till you are offered the job.

Personally I think you should wait until you find out if you are being offered the job - you are then in a much stronger position to say "I would love to accept the job but I really need the salary to be nearer £X, is this something we can agree on?"

If you mention it at interview then they could use it to rule you out of the final selection decision - yes, she's good but she wants £X and we're only offering £X-1

tazwhoever

She is afraid asking at the first interview, in case she gets "No". I wanted opinions of others.

Thanks

gingerdad

think i'd wait to be offered the job before asking. unless its a massive difference

TBagpuss

In my experience, both as an employee and latterly as an employer, one of the things which comes up at interview is salary expectations.
As an employer I want to know at the interview what your expectations are - if they are higher than I was thinking of for the job, I want to be able to talk to you about why you feel the higher figure is justified. If you don't raise it until after the interview then that opportunity is lost.

Also think ahead - would you / your friend be willing to accept the lower salary if there was also a performance related bonus, or an agreement to review after a set period?
We have taken several people on on the basis that we will review salary at the 6 month mark and on the basis that there will be an increase if certain agreed criteria are met (e.g. billing at a certain level, no client complaints against them, no diciplinary issues)

bap98189

tazwhoever wrote: »

She is afraid asking at the first interview, in case she gets "No". I wanted opinions of others.

Thanks

Would she take the job at the lower salary? If not then there is no point waiting until later in the process, to then have to turn down a potential offer if it is made.

Alarae

I recently interviewed and my interviewer actually asked me my salary expectations. I had no practical experience in the area I was applying for (Tax - with study support to become chartered) other than a loose university education of one module.

I was truthful and said I couldn't live realistically below a certain amount- this was actually the maximum they were offering in the range.

They must have liked me because they did indeed offer me the top of the range! Didn't even need to negotiate. I don't personally see the harm in asking- if you don't ask, you don't get.

Prothet_of_Doom

There is two sweet spots for this.
After the job has been offered, but before you accept. Or after you've been there 3 years and have another job offer
If you start the job and then ask, or wait until probation is over it's not happening.

But discussing it at 1st Interview is a potential risk, which could pay off. Being seen to know your worth, and having rational explanations as to why you are worth that could work if it's a sales role for instance.