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Subject:Re: How Do You NOT Mention Salary First? From:The Tech Writer <techwrtr -at- CRL -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 13 Apr 1999 15:06:53 -0700
Tracy said:
> Well, the way to handle it without screwing yourself out of a good
> salary is to decide how much you want and tell them. Yes, you may lose
> an offer this way, but if they were going to offer less than you would
> accept, isn't it a moot point? And yes, there's always the possibility
> that you'll announce you want $60,000 and they were willing to pay
> $80,000, but that's less likely to happen if you do your homework (using
> the sources others have mentioned).
Well, mine might not have been a $60K vs. $80K situation, but I certainly
would not have asked for $11K more at my current job than at my previous
job. I know that I'm more valuable to my current employer than my previous
because of my background knowledge, but I still wouldn't have asked for
THAT much.
How did I get it, then, you ask? I worked with a recruiter. I didn't have
to handle any of the salary negotiations. It made things a lot less
stressful for me (and I don't get stressed at interviews, so that's
really something :-).
