Resume and Salary Requirements

[AgentJean]

If you submit a resume with your salary requirements and then later on..say after the interview you realized for that specific position you priced yourself too low. Are you basicaly screwed or can that be renegotiated?

 

[Wapp]

Don't include salary on your resume. /thread

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: AgentJean
If you submit a resume with your salary requirements and then later on..say after the interview you realized for that specific position you priced yourself too low. Are you basicaly screwed or can that be renegotiated?

You can "try" but don't hold your breath, plus it might come across as being rude/greedy.

I remember one job I got before I told them to low just being more desperate than anything to get a job and after I got hired the f'ing HR person told me "We would have given you a few grand more if you pushed for it" I was like WTF!?!!?

 

[lokiju]

Originally posted by: Wapp
Don't include salary on your resume. /thread

Some places request a salary history that's usually in conjunction with your resume.

 

[AgentJean]

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: Wapp
Don't include salary on your resume. /thread

Some places request a salary history that's usually in conjunction with your resume.

Exactly. The only reason why I sent it was the posting stated "Salary requirements required for consideration"

 

[AgentJean]

Here's the deal, I have not had the interview yet(I go in later this week)

Is it still too late?

 

[yllus]

Interviews: Answering the salary requirements question

First nugget of wisdom. It's hard to win at the salary game if you make the first offer unless you guess people's ages and weights for a living - picking the perfect number out of a hat on your first draw is next to impossible. While in some cases it may be unavoidable, shy away from hard numbers. Stick to the position that salary is mere compensation and thusly negotiable, as opposed to the opportunity to work with Company X.

If asked early on, you may want to reverse it on your interviewer(s) and ask, "What would a person with my background and qualifications typically earn in this position with your company?" If asked late in the interview, offer, "I am ready to consider your very best offer." Being asked mid-interview or in an offhand manner is a toughie. Stay with your 'negotiable' position, but the key to making this type of answer stick is to be polite, firm and hopefully final. "I expect a salary in line with my skills and abilities, but what is most important is the opportunity to work for you and your company. I am confident that your offer will be competitive."

Question - when *is* it time to negotiate? Answer - When you have a formal offer in hand. In most cases, the position and opportunity are important over all else; brass tacks like compensation can wait. In your favour, this helps lock you into the position before salary is finalized.

Second nugget. If you can't get away from giving up a number, know that giving a salary range (eg. $60K - $65K) is next to asking for the minimum of the range you specified (eg. $60K from our previous example.) If in your eyes you'll be staying at your present level or moving up, give yourself a modest raise. After all, you're not getting any younger - not to mention you'll now have a tiny bit of space to maneuver should they choose to try and bargain you down.

Remember. Take into account things outside of simple monetary compensation. What benefits does the company offer? Options in company stock? On-job or paid-for training?

It's not in your interest to list pay levels from your previous places of employment. We'll go as far as to say being asked for such is far from being in good taste - but that's immaterial.

 

[Pacemaker]

If they say you have to do it to be considered then you have to if you want the job. I personally consider it an unfair question. If you go too high the disqualify you. If you go too low then you have doomed yourself to that amount.

My advice would be to not sell yourself short and put on there what you think you are worth, and if you don't get the job then they didn't want you bad enough. In the end you don't want to work for a place that would rather have someone cheap then someone good.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: AgentJean
If you submit a resume with your salary requirements and then later on..say after the interview you realized for that specific position you priced yourself too low. Are you basicaly screwed or can that be renegotiated?

You are screwed.

Think of it another way. If you and a girl online exchange pcitures and agree to go out on a date and you find out she sent you the wrong picture, what are the chances of you dating the girl in the picture?

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: AgentJean
Here's the deal, I have not had the interview yet(I go in later this week)

Is it still too late?

Yes. You got the interview partially or entirely on your salary requirements. If you change them it will look very badly on you.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: lokiju

Originally posted by: Wapp
Don't include salary on your resume. /thread

Some places request a salary history that's usually in conjunction with your resume.

and when they do I still send my resume without any salary requirements. it's completely unnecessary to put your salary requirements on a resume IMO. if they are interested in your qualifications they will atleast call you.

when you get the phone call is the earliest I would ever give salary requirements.

 

[spidey07]

You could always interview and find more about the position, get them really interested in you.

Then if they offer you just say "it appears this job is a very good fit and offers more responsibility that I first envisioned. Given that I'm willing to accept xxx,xxx"

 

[rchiu]

Salary requirement doesn't mean jack. You can always put something there and it is not a contract for you to accept the job at that salary.

After the interview, and if they are interested, you can always negotiate for a higher salary. And if they really want you, and the industry really pays higher for the position, you should be able to negotiate for a fair salary.

 

[AgentJean]

Originally posted by: rchiu
Salary requirement doesn't mean jack. You can always put something there and it is not a contract for you to accept the job at that salary.

After the interview, and if they are interested, you can always negotiate for a higher salary. And if they really want you, and the industry really pays higher for the position, you should be able to negotiate for a fair salary.

Well the job in question is I/T related(Network administrator)
The salary requirements I put were basicaly slight more than my current pay in help desk job(I basically added all my OT and holiday pay and made that my "required" pay)

I looked up on salary.com and my god I'm off by almost 10Gs for that type of position.(Network Administrator I)

I'm not looking for just a pay upgrade though. I'm looking for better hours and more opportunity for advancement(in both skills and position).