RE: STC Salary data collection

["Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pinkham, Jim
> Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 8:58 AM
> To: Pro TechWriter; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> Subject: RE: STC Salary data collection
> 
> ... I am far from convinced that most HR personnel 
> want salary data chiefly in order to make sure I 
> get paid what I should be paid, even assuming that 
> the data could really tell them that. There's an 
> intrinsic interest on their end in containing cost 
> and, as an ancillary benefit, making HR look good 
> by doing so...
> 

And it's in the interviewee's interest to help HR look good. One way is
to provide them with something on paper that helps explain why you're
asking for a given salary. Since HR has a responsibility to contain
costs, it's important for them to see that they couldn't hire someone
with your attributes at a much lower salary.
































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