Need advice!

[skorepeo]

OK I recently went on an interview and everything is going good no problem with qualifications or references but then at the end the person giving the interview said everything looks good just send us an E-MAIL with your salary requirements

I have never done this and even though I feel that this would be a great job and I would fit in nicely I still should get paid good for what I do! I really feel that I am worth more than most I do quality work almost 0 go back time and am very good with customers.

should I put a range starting at just above industry averages or a range that starts out at 0.

for instance,
salary requirements for this industry are between 18 to 30 dollars an hour with 20 being the average.

or for instance,
salary requirements are between 0 to 30 dollars an hour

how should the letter be worded any advice is appreciated!!.

[OregonYeti]

Bid a little high and justify it with whatever best pay you earned before and your added value since then (education, experience).

Sounds like it's almost a done deal and this is the last stage of the hiring process. They just want to make sure you are in the same ballpark as they are.

Don't say between x and x, say $24 or some definite number. That is what they are asking for. When they are talking pay, they probably already decided they want to hire you.

[skorepeo]

Bid a little high and justify it with whatever best pay you earned before and your added value since then (education, experience).

Sounds like it's almost a done deal and this is the last stage of the hiring process. They just want to make sure you are in the same ballpark as they are.

Don't say between x and x, say $24 or some definite number. That is what they are asking for. When they are talking pay, they probably already decided they want to hire you.

Typically I have always been made an offer then it was my decision to accept or make a counter offer I always made a counter offer and met in the middle if their first offer was good enough.

What I am thinking is that if I go high then they will go low and let the negotiations begin. But my dilemma is that if I go to high and they have a figure in mind then they will move on.

Also with me it is not just about the money. I love what I do and am good at it but I am willing to accept a slightly lower wage if the atmosphere is good.

Happiness at work and at home is what I am trying to achieve.

Any more advice is appreciated and if someone has had the same situation let me know how it went.

much appreciation, DC

[swellmel]

If you definitely need the job, get the job.

If you can possibly do without getting that job;
shoot for what you should be making, & give yourself
a raise while you're at it.:D You never know.

As usual, this is just my opinion, not advice.

[cracker]

OK I recently went on an interview and everything is going good no problem with qualifications or references but then at the end the person giving the interview said everything looks good just send us an E-MAIL with your salary requirements

I have never done this and even though I feel that this would be a great job and I would fit in nicely I still should get paid good for what I do! I really feel that I am worth more than most I do quality work almost 0 go back time and am very good with customers.

should I put a range starting at just above industry averages or a range that starts out at 0.

for instance,
salary requirements for this industry are between 18 to 30 dollars an hour with 20 being the average.

or for instance,
salary requirements are between 0 to 30 dollars an hour

how should the letter be worded any advice is appreciated!!.

Walk away........Who ever said e mail your salary, I a gutless piece of garbage, and don't have the gonads to talk money with you??......WTF, That Is a red flag for trouble, Run forest..run

[sarge]

Good observation Cracker. Why won't they discuss pay during the interview process?

You go a little high, they tell you what they are offering, maybe agreeing to a temporary amount until you prove yourself with this company as well as the posibillty of an increase and when it can be, and the deal is done.

I say go for what you want and need and see what happens but.....e-mail?

That is like a customer asking for the best quality but he just wants you shoot him a price over the phone.

[OregonYeti]

I was speaking from my own experience earlier. They paid me what I asked. I'm working there now and it's a great company to work for. It wasn't an "e-mail us your . . " though. It was what I wrote on my application. However, I also think most employers want the right person first, and pay is secondary as long as it's close to what they planned.

[Tech Rob]

Also with me it is not just about the money. I love what I do and am good at it but I am willing to accept a slightly lower wage if the atmosphere is good.



You have yet to be hired, so you really have no idea what the atmosphere is going to be like. And being paid less will not in any way positively affect your treatment by management, supervisors, etc.

Start with an exorbitant amount, and if they want to hire you, they won't move on, they'll simply say "We can't pay you that much."

[skorepeo]

Walk away........Who ever said e mail your salary, I a gutless piece of garbage, and don't have the gonads to talk money with you??......WTF, That Is a red flag for trouble, Run forest..run


LOL I really wouldn't think gutless garbage

I think that their reason for asking me is that in the last year wages here have gone up for some job titles this is a facilities engineer position for a high profile luxury high rise condominium the buildings and systems are new most of the work that I would do for the first so many years would be preventive and then warranty

They know how to play the game (first to give mention an amount usually gets the worst deal).

[otto]

Come up Chicago way. Lots of work and good pay.

[OregonYeti]

You can get top dollar in Phoenix too. skorepeo, do ask high $. Better than low because they'll say sure, sucker. Any title with "engineer" in it and you would be a fool to ask $16. More like 30 at least?

[thermotron1]

Being in HR I have to have this discussion with many folks. My approach to it is always ask what they are currently making...they know from previous discussions that this will be verified...and then ask if they are comfortable with that range. We already have a good idea of what we are going to pay, and will never pay the person less just because they made less at their last job. However, if that person is way over what we are ABLE to pay we simply tell him that. Also take into account benefits, vehicle, time off, etc.

Moral of the story....tell them what you are currently making...or were making and say..."I'd very much like to continue progressing in my career as well as my pay scale." Or you can say, "I currently make $$$$, however I feel as though I'm in need of responsibilities that would allow for myself and my family to make a better living for ourselves." NEVER EVER EVER SAY... "I feel that I don't make what I'm worth" or "I won't work for less than $$$ because I'm worth more than that" If I hear those words I simply would write you off. Just tell them what you are at, and make it clear (without expressing arrogance) that you'd like to make more.