Handling the salary expectation question [duplicate]

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How would you answer to a question "what are your salary expectations/do you have a salary expectation?" if you don't want to give a number, but you want them to make the first offer? How could I handle that? Because they ask a straight question and they expect a number.

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How would you answer to a question "what are your salary expectations/do you have a salary expectation?" if you don't want to give a number, but you want them to make the first offer? How could I handle that? Because they ask a straight question and they expect a number.

interviewing salary

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How would you answer to a question "what are your salary expectations/do you have a salary expectation?" if you don't want to give a number, but you want them to make the first offer? How could I handle that? Because they ask a straight question and they expect a number.

This question already has an answer here:

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  How to respond to a direct ask of salary earned and expectations?
  
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interviewing salary

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Jan Doggen

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Jan Doggen

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Jan Doggen

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asked Nov 30 '14 at 19:48

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Answer by giving a range, and qualify it if you think it will help. "I am expecting a salary in the $60,000 to $70,000 range given my years of experience doing X, and the level of responsibility and the amount of travel involved in this role." Do your homework first to figure out what your industry is paying for this type of work.

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  Range is common advice, but I don't get it. Why put an upper bound on it? Are you really going to turn down a $80K offer b/c it is out of range. Your real range is $60K<->infinity - which is the same as giving $60K as a number.
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  @emory Agree. I get the company would have range for a position for someone that is highly qualified versus barely qualified but as a person you just have a minimum.
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  I just say market rate for the location and leave it at that
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Answer by giving them a high number.

1. If they discontinue communication then maybe your number is too high (but who really knows why they do the things they do).


2. If they make a lower counter offer, then how is this any different from them making the first offer. (Assuming your high number really was high.)


3. If they accept your high offer without trying a counter offer, then your high number was not high enough.

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Answer by giving a range, and qualify it if you think it will help. "I am expecting a salary in the $60,000 to $70,000 range given my years of experience doing X, and the level of responsibility and the amount of travel involved in this role." Do your homework first to figure out what your industry is paying for this type of work.

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answered Nov 30 '14 at 20:00

MJ6

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  Range is common advice, but I don't get it. Why put an upper bound on it? Are you really going to turn down a $80K offer b/c it is out of range. Your real range is $60K<->infinity - which is the same as giving $60K as a number.
  – emory
  Nov 30 '14 at 21:29
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @emory Agree. I get the company would have range for a position for someone that is highly qualified versus barely qualified but as a person you just have a minimum.
  – paparazzo
  Nov 30 '14 at 22:04
  

  
  
  
  


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  I just say market rate for the location and leave it at that
  – Pepone
  Nov 30 '14 at 22:09
  

  
  
  
  

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Answer by giving a range, and qualify it if you think it will help. "I am expecting a salary in the $60,000 to $70,000 range given my years of experience doing X, and the level of responsibility and the amount of travel involved in this role." Do your homework first to figure out what your industry is paying for this type of work.

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answered Nov 30 '14 at 20:00

MJ6

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  Range is common advice, but I don't get it. Why put an upper bound on it? Are you really going to turn down a $80K offer b/c it is out of range. Your real range is $60K<->infinity - which is the same as giving $60K as a number.
  – emory
  Nov 30 '14 at 21:29
  
  

  
  
  
  


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  @emory Agree. I get the company would have range for a position for someone that is highly qualified versus barely qualified but as a person you just have a minimum.
  – paparazzo
  Nov 30 '14 at 22:04
  

  
  
  
  


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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I just say market rate for the location and leave it at that
  – Pepone
  Nov 30 '14 at 22:09
  

  
  
  
  

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Answer by giving a range, and qualify it if you think it will help. "I am expecting a salary in the $60,000 to $70,000 range given my years of experience doing X, and the level of responsibility and the amount of travel involved in this role." Do your homework first to figure out what your industry is paying for this type of work.

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answered Nov 30 '14 at 20:00

MJ6

4,063820

Answer by giving a range, and qualify it if you think it will help. "I am expecting a salary in the $60,000 to $70,000 range given my years of experience doing X, and the level of responsibility and the amount of travel involved in this role." Do your homework first to figure out what your industry is paying for this type of work.

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answered Nov 30 '14 at 20:00

MJ6

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answered Nov 30 '14 at 20:00

MJ6

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answered Nov 30 '14 at 20:00

MJ6

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answered Nov 30 '14 at 20:00

MJ6

4,063820

4,063820

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  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Range is common advice, but I don't get it. Why put an upper bound on it? Are you really going to turn down a $80K offer b/c it is out of range. Your real range is $60K<->infinity - which is the same as giving $60K as a number.
  – emory
  Nov 30 '14 at 21:29
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @emory Agree. I get the company would have range for a position for someone that is highly qualified versus barely qualified but as a person you just have a minimum.
  – paparazzo
  Nov 30 '14 at 22:04
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I just say market rate for the location and leave it at that
  – Pepone
  Nov 30 '14 at 22:09
  

  
  
  
  

suggest improvements | 

• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  Range is common advice, but I don't get it. Why put an upper bound on it? Are you really going to turn down a $80K offer b/c it is out of range. Your real range is $60K<->infinity - which is the same as giving $60K as a number.
  – emory
  Nov 30 '14 at 21:29
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  @emory Agree. I get the company would have range for a position for someone that is highly qualified versus barely qualified but as a person you just have a minimum.
  – paparazzo
  Nov 30 '14 at 22:04
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  I just say market rate for the location and leave it at that
  – Pepone
  Nov 30 '14 at 22:09
  

  
  
  
  

1

1

Range is common advice, but I don't get it. Why put an upper bound on it? Are you really going to turn down a $80K offer b/c it is out of range. Your real range is $60K<->infinity - which is the same as giving $60K as a number.
– emory
Nov 30 '14 at 21:29

Range is common advice, but I don't get it. Why put an upper bound on it? Are you really going to turn down a $80K offer b/c it is out of range. Your real range is $60K<->infinity - which is the same as giving $60K as a number.
– emory
Nov 30 '14 at 21:29

@emory Agree. I get the company would have range for a position for someone that is highly qualified versus barely qualified but as a person you just have a minimum.
– paparazzo
Nov 30 '14 at 22:04

@emory Agree. I get the company would have range for a position for someone that is highly qualified versus barely qualified but as a person you just have a minimum.
– paparazzo
Nov 30 '14 at 22:04

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1

I just say market rate for the location and leave it at that
– Pepone
Nov 30 '14 at 22:09

I just say market rate for the location and leave it at that
– Pepone
Nov 30 '14 at 22:09

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Answer by giving them a high number.

1. If they discontinue communication then maybe your number is too high (but who really knows why they do the things they do).


2. If they make a lower counter offer, then how is this any different from them making the first offer. (Assuming your high number really was high.)


3. If they accept your high offer without trying a counter offer, then your high number was not high enough.

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answered Nov 30 '14 at 21:26

emory

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Answer by giving them a high number.

1. If they discontinue communication then maybe your number is too high (but who really knows why they do the things they do).


2. If they make a lower counter offer, then how is this any different from them making the first offer. (Assuming your high number really was high.)


3. If they accept your high offer without trying a counter offer, then your high number was not high enough.

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answered Nov 30 '14 at 21:26

emory

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Answer by giving them a high number.

1. If they discontinue communication then maybe your number is too high (but who really knows why they do the things they do).


2. If they make a lower counter offer, then how is this any different from them making the first offer. (Assuming your high number really was high.)


3. If they accept your high offer without trying a counter offer, then your high number was not high enough.

share|improve this answer

answered Nov 30 '14 at 21:26

emory

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Answer by giving them a high number.

1. If they discontinue communication then maybe your number is too high (but who really knows why they do the things they do).


2. If they make a lower counter offer, then how is this any different from them making the first offer. (Assuming your high number really was high.)


3. If they accept your high offer without trying a counter offer, then your high number was not high enough.

share|improve this answer

answered Nov 30 '14 at 21:26

emory

1,380916

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share|improve this answer

answered Nov 30 '14 at 21:26

emory

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answered Nov 30 '14 at 21:26

emory

1,380916

answered Nov 30 '14 at 21:26

emory

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1,380916

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