Salary Requirements – What Should You Ask For?
This can be a very challenging task. You don’t want to be too high or too low. If you are at either end of the extreme you may not get the job offer or may lock yourself into too low of a salary range to recover. I suggest taking a look at Salary.com to research the salary range of the position in the job location that you are applying.
Consider the entire aspect of the job. Will you be expected to work long hours in a salaried position and not eligible for overtime pay? Will you have to do spend a number of days on the road and away from your family? Will you be responsible for multiple sites and have to cover them when they are short staffed? All of these considerations may require additional compensation from your point of view and you need to factor this into the compensation package. Maybe you will be able to negotiate additional vacation time, an additional week off can be a plus, and this may be something your employer is willing to be flexible with to entice you to make the commitment.
You must remember that this is just as important as the interview, so you want to be prepared. Sit down and consider the positive and negatives about the position, your salary research and what you consider to be the lowest salary that you will take. Then add $1,000 to that and consider this your basement salary in the negotiation range. Use your salary research to help you determine the upper limit. Practice with a friend the negotiation of the salary. Take this role play seriously, because in the real world you will only get one chance to do it correctly. If you need help in this process please fell free to contact me at info@interviewteacher.com. Best of luck to you in obtaining the salary you desire.
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