“Thank you for asking. I feel that an annual salary between $67,000 and $72,000 is in line with the industry average and reflects my skills and experience level well. I am, however, flexible and open to hearing about the company’s compensation expectations for this position.”
What is the best answer for desired salary?
The best way to answer desired salary or salary expectations on a job application is to leave the field blank or write ‘Negotiable’ rather than providing a number. If the application won’t accept non-numerical text, then enter “999,” or “000”.
Do employers check your previous salary?
California’s ban prohibits private and public employers from seeking a candidate’s pay history. Even if an employer already has that information or an applicant volunteers it, it still can’t be used in determining a new hire’s pay.
How to answer the question’what was your last salary?
Don’t use job ads and job interviews as your market-value research, because companies are trying to play it very cheap right now. They’ll delude themselves that they can get an experienced Director of Marketing with 15 years of experience running huge campaigns, and pay that person $60K.
Do you have to put your last salary on your resume?
A lot of job ads tell you to send your salary history along with a resume and cover letter. Don’t do that — your salary history is nobody’s business but your own. You can give them what they need by specifying your salary target instead of your salary history.
What happens if you name your last salary?
At the same time, you can’t shoot yourself in the foot by naming a number, even if the number you name is exactly what the interviewer is expecting. As soon as you give up a past salary figure, you lose all your negotiating leverage. Most employers will not hire you in at more than ten percent over your last salary, even if they love you.
Can a company hire you over your last salary?
Most employers will not hire you in at more than ten percent over your last salary, even if they love you. They feel that ten percent is enough of a pay bump to go from one job to another. If you were selling a house and someone asked you “What other offers have you received for the house, and for how much?” you’d tell them to go pound sand.
