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How would you handle this situation? re: Initial Job Interview and Salary
Posted on 4/30/14 at 3:43 pm
Posted on 4/30/14 at 3:43 pm
I'm in an industry where titles are often inflated or deflated based on the organization so when a position is posted, it's often hard to judge the pay-scale. That being said, I sent my resume to a company with a title equal to mine currently but in a bigger market. There wasn't a salary range listed on the job description, nor was I asked to insert my desired requirements.
I receive an email from the company today indicating they'd like to setup a phone interview with me for later this week. Included in the email is the salary range which at the high-end is 20% less than my current and the market is about 5% more expensive than BR.
How would you reply to the email (abridged below)?
- Yes, I'm available for an interview.
- Yes, I'm available for an interview however if I were to be offered the position, the Salary would need to be negotiated.
- Thanks for the email, but given the posted salary range, I will not be a suitable candidate.
Obviously, I think the last of the three is not ideal; but more curious as to how you'd respond to the request for an interview knowing the salary range needs to be increased significantly.
I receive an email from the company today indicating they'd like to setup a phone interview with me for later this week. Included in the email is the salary range which at the high-end is 20% less than my current and the market is about 5% more expensive than BR.
How would you reply to the email (abridged below)?
- Yes, I'm available for an interview.
- Yes, I'm available for an interview however if I were to be offered the position, the Salary would need to be negotiated.
- Thanks for the email, but given the posted salary range, I will not be a suitable candidate.
Obviously, I think the last of the three is not ideal; but more curious as to how you'd respond to the request for an interview knowing the salary range needs to be increased significantly.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 3:46 pm to Golfer
quote:
Yes, I'm available for an interview.
I would address the salary during the interview, not through email.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 3:47 pm to Golfer
Get them hooked and then talk salary has usually been my philosophy. Unless you just blow everyone out of the water on paper, then telling them you are more expensive at this point will likely just cause them to move on to the next person without blinking.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 4:02 pm to Golfer
they are being upfront about salary though.
Say you go through interviewing, they love you, offer you the job, you ask for 20% more and they are gonna be "WTF!? We laid out our range for you in the very beginning." They may be upset you wasted their time when you could have known they couldn't afford you.
If you are really in love with this company and still interested then for sure interview, if not, why not keep looking? There are tons of jobs. Even if they were to match your current salary by bumping up a whopping 20%, I wouldn't leave jobs unless I was getting a sizable raise, not a lateral move.
To each his own though.
Say you go through interviewing, they love you, offer you the job, you ask for 20% more and they are gonna be "WTF!? We laid out our range for you in the very beginning." They may be upset you wasted their time when you could have known they couldn't afford you.
If you are really in love with this company and still interested then for sure interview, if not, why not keep looking? There are tons of jobs. Even if they were to match your current salary by bumping up a whopping 20%, I wouldn't leave jobs unless I was getting a sizable raise, not a lateral move.
To each his own though.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 4:23 pm to Golfer
Honestly I probably wouldn't reply.
Posted on 4/30/14 at 4:45 pm to Golfer
Do the Interview. Yes, you may be wasting some time but that's minor compared to all the time you're wasting on this thread.
Salary negotiations come later and you never know, job quality, flexibility, benefits etc. may offset the crappy you're trying to get out of now.
Salary negotiations come later and you never know, job quality, flexibility, benefits etc. may offset the crappy you're trying to get out of now.
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