- Jun 29, 2004
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Hey guys,
I'll be graduating from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor's in Computer Science in April. I've been applying for jobs in the usual places (monster, etc) and recently had a small consulting company contacting me for an interview. I realized that the company employed all of nine people altogether and has three dozen or so clients, so a pretty tiny company.
The interview went incredibly well, and they invited me back to do a programming test this Wednesday. I made what I think is a mistake, though. When they asked what my expected salary was, I kinda fumbled around and eventually came up with "Well, to pay all my bills, I'd need at least $40,000 a year." Note that's in CAD, not USD. I said $40,000 because 1) I didn't want to overprice myself and 2) I wanted to make sure I was considered affordable by a smaller company.
I did some research and discovered from a variety of online sources (http://www.payscale.com/research/CA/City=Calgary/Salary, for instance) is nearer $50,000CAD.
Now, to the question: If they do end up offering me a job at $40,000, would it be completely unwarranted of me to say, "I've done some research blah blah blah I want more money"? And if that's acceptable, how do I even bring that up?
Thanks,
FK
I'll be graduating from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor's in Computer Science in April. I've been applying for jobs in the usual places (monster, etc) and recently had a small consulting company contacting me for an interview. I realized that the company employed all of nine people altogether and has three dozen or so clients, so a pretty tiny company.
The interview went incredibly well, and they invited me back to do a programming test this Wednesday. I made what I think is a mistake, though. When they asked what my expected salary was, I kinda fumbled around and eventually came up with "Well, to pay all my bills, I'd need at least $40,000 a year." Note that's in CAD, not USD. I said $40,000 because 1) I didn't want to overprice myself and 2) I wanted to make sure I was considered affordable by a smaller company.
I did some research and discovered from a variety of online sources (http://www.payscale.com/research/CA/City=Calgary/Salary, for instance) is nearer $50,000CAD.
Now, to the question: If they do end up offering me a job at $40,000, would it be completely unwarranted of me to say, "I've done some research blah blah blah I want more money"? And if that's acceptable, how do I even bring that up?
Thanks,
FK