There's been a lot of talk on the green about handling the salary question when you are the interviewee/candidate, which I have personally found helpful on many occasions, but now I'm on the other side of the equation, and would love to hear best practices on how to handle the situation and try to gauge a potential employee's salary expectations.
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posted by LongDrive
on May 23, 2012 -
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What exactly should I say during salary negeotations when I am changing jobs within the same company?
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posted by MadMadam
on May 21, 2012 -
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I currently work at [big media company] right now but through a consulting agency. I am applying for an actual staff job through [big media company]. How do I list my current job on my resume?
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posted by Hactar
on May 3, 2012 -
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I work as an independent contractor for a very large company. What's the best way to ask for a raise when I have never met my boss?
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posted by chaiminda
on Apr 27, 2012 -
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How can a small company hire honest, reputable sales people and how much do these mystical people get paid?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 27, 2012 -
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HR from potential (new) employer is asking for 1) references 2) salary history. This is post interview which took place nearly 2wks ago.
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posted by ezekieldas
on Mar 26, 2012 -
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I'm a medical student, taking a year off before residency. During the year, I'm going to be working for a new start up that creates medical apps. I will be creating content for their apps and working on their social media strategy. Does anyone have any ideas about how I can determine what I should be paid, and/or how to negotiate it?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 24, 2012 -
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What are the words I should use in my salary negotiation? I know what I want and my alternatives, etc. However, I'm going to be asking for a significant percentage increase over the initial offer, and it feels uncomfortable. Give me a script!
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posted by rainydayfilms
on Mar 18, 2012 -
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What should I be paid? My job is essentially a combination of marketing and web content creation. I write blog and page content for the website of a retail company.
My writing requires an in-depth and technical knowledge about the general field as well as an intimate knowledge about how to convey this information in an attractive way to the consumer base. I constantly update my own knowledge in order to provide this content.
I write consumer friendly technical info for the individual products as well as more elaborate landing pages to bring google ad traffic to. I add in-depth daily blog posts. I am also expected to manage the email marketing and as well as the online Google ads. Since I have begun this work, the readership and web sales have shot up and I expect it to continue to climb.
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posted by KoiPond
on Mar 17, 2012 -
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Is $36k a decent salary? I'm weighing job options and could use some help assessing the salary factor.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 17, 2012 -
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I'm expecting a formal job offer soon, but the salary is well below market. What "soft" benefits should I ask for instead?
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 23, 2012 -
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Should you take a job that doesn't pay enough to live on, or continue on unemployment -- which is even less?
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posted by KathrynT
on Feb 9, 2012 -
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I just got a job working as the head of social media marketing for a startup company--exciting! There's only one problem: my new boss wants to incentivize the position through bonuses. I have no idea what to pitch in return.
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posted by Hot Like Your 12V Wire
on Jan 27, 2012 -
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Do year-end bonuses and one-time bonuses count towards salary when discussing past pay with a prospective new employer?
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posted by 6spd
on Jan 14, 2012 -
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How common (or uncommon) is it for an employer to ask for employees to work extra, uncompensated time?
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posted by garlic
on Jan 5, 2012 -
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How much more should a job pay if a significant amount of travel is required? More details inside...
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posted by taojones
on Dec 27, 2011 -
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Companies wanting to get into in-depth salary discussions before they even give you an offer - is this some new trend? I'm used to focusing on my excitement for the position and what it entails during interviews, and dealing with the salary side of things once an offer is in my hand. Having the offer and working with it gives a candidate much more leverage to get into hard negotiations that leave both parties satisfied.
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posted by naju
on Dec 8, 2011 -
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Salary (re)negotiation 101: How can I figure out what to ask for, and what to avoid?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 2, 2011 -
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I've been learning new skills at my company that are far outside of my current job description. I've long ago realized that there's going to be a need for someone to take on these responsibilities beyond the one person we have now. And the time seems to be approaching! Please help me work through this and nail the salary re-negotiations.
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posted by Tequila Mockingbird
on Nov 30, 2011 -
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Bonus and Incentive Scheme filter: tell me about your fantastic bonus scheme (or just those elements of your bonus scheme that are fantastic). What makes it great, what makes it work?
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posted by HopStopDon'tShop
on Nov 30, 2011 -
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Unemployed and looking. After over a year, it's time to start considering jobs making a good bit less than I did before. How do I figure out the minimum I need to make to be able to pay rent and still eat every day?
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posted by Jaie
on Nov 7, 2011 -
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I have questions about the amount of training a professional should get, and how the training and the time spent on training is compensated.
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posted by garlic
on Nov 7, 2011 -
10 answers
Where can I find out how much money the execs and board members of various big companies make?
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posted by Askr
on Oct 28, 2011 -
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How much money did Brad Pitt earn for the movie Moneyball? I've done some searching, and maybe I'm inept, but if so, can someone enlighten me? Or are such figures not normally made all that public?
posted by ottimo
on Oct 2, 2011 -
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How much should I charge for developing a mobile/web app? And, should I charge hourly, weekly, or ask for a fulltime position?
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posted by Earl the Polliwog
on Sep 20, 2011 -
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Help me find a new job title and job description and defend my cause when asking for a raise at what is an undeniably screwed up organization.
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posted by moshimosh
on Sep 1, 2011 -
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I'm in contention for a job as a social media marketing and advertising representative at a medium sized music hardware-related company. Basically, I haven't found a great idea of how much I should ask for as far as salary. Additionally, I don't know what else to ask for in this job as I've never held a salaried position in my life.
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posted by j0hn0b
on Aug 1, 2011 -
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Australian superannuation question. I'm a member of Unisuper. I've just received a letter saying that that due to the length of my continued employment, my employer contributions are going from 9% to 17%. Help me understand what this means...
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posted by Jimbob
on Jul 27, 2011 -
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I would like to limit my working time to 20-25 hours per week, and spend the rest of my time as a flaneur. How can I do this?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 10, 2011 -
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I applied to Company's A and B. After about two weeks of interviews and talking to employees of each, Company A seemed better in nearly all respects. I received informal offers from both yesterday, but Company A specified a salary (which was well within the range I was looking for). I told company B this salary, but an hour or two later learned some things that ruled out company B pretty decisively. This morning Company B calls and offers me 10% more than Company A, and stock options (all other benefits being, afaik, equal). I realize I blew my chance at negotiation, but is there a way I can tactfully mention this to my now-employer, Company A? Could I expect them to offer a bit more, or to consider a raise more readily?
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posted by elektrotechnicus
on Jul 8, 2011 -
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I agreed to move across the country, at my own expense, for a "promotion" that was supposed to give me a lot more money and a lot of valuable experience. It's now too late to back out and the rug has been pulled out from under me, how do I handle this situation?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 5, 2011 -
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how much to the people who work at a verizon phone store doing customer service make?
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posted by alcahofa
on Jun 25, 2011 -
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Lines of work for an inexperienced but educated worker, with a high "entry level" wage?
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posted by cac
on Jun 21, 2011 -
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Tell them my salary or politely decline? On Friday, I learned about a job opportunity though an ex-colleague who would be my new boss. This person told me they're eager to fill the position and asked what salary I'm looking for. I ducked the salary question and, at their urging, applied online yesterday. Today I get a one-sentence email from an HR rep asking my current salary. I know salary negotiation has been covered on AskMeFi before, but I haven't seen this particular variation. No interview has happened. Doesn't salary talk usually happen later on? I have no idea how much this position pays, benefits, etc.; it could be better or worse than my current gig. The prospective position is grant-funded with a City agency. (Side question: are grant-funded positions risky?)
posted by timnyc
on Jun 13, 2011 -
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