What kind of compensation are you looking for?
How you answer this question will reveal your skill level and experience as a professional. How deftly you manage this question can significantly increase or lower your professional worth. A common worry many candidates have is that if they shoot too high, they'll lose their chance of winning the job. If they aim too low, they will sell themselves too short. Yet you have to first walk in their shoes and consider that the salary range they offer lands within their acceptable budget to bring on someone new. If they intend to pay someone in the higher range of that budget, it is with the expectation that the person's professional worth will pay off, and they will be a top performer for the company. So consider this when trying to determine where your worth falls in their salary range.
When asked this question in a recorded video interview, it is best not to answer definitively, at risk of closing negotiations. Instead, showcase your professional worth by sharing your current and projected earnings. Next, examine the benefits and rewards they offer at GSK, and see how those compare with what you are receiving from your current employer. Any manner in which your current employer offers more than GSK and lowers your cost of living is worth sharing here, but try not to go down a long list. Keep it succinct. Express that you are grateful for the opportunity and would be open to discussing the subject further in person.
Here are some of the perks GSK advertises on its website: "When you join GSK, in addition to a competitive salary, you'll also benefit from our Total Reward package. It's designed to invest in your development, help you save for the future, and boost your health and well-being. Rewards and benefits vary depending on the geographic area where you are working."
"Well, I earn at my current company. I carefully examined the benefits that GSK offers, and they are quite generous. I should also mention that my current retirement package has an equal contribution plan, and I am fully vested. I receive two performance reviews a year and normally see an % increase with each review. Having volunteered that, I would be happy to discuss salary options further, but would prefer to do so in person if granted the opportunity for a second interview."
Before the interview, research the body language of a confident and relaxed person in a seated position. Keep your body language relaxed, open, and be in your comfort zone. Before the interview begins, perform some fast physical exercise to manifest your confidence. Give yourself a pep talk. Practice sharing what you have to offer and why you believe it. Exude your professional worth.
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