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Question 30 of 30
What are your salary expectations for this role?
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Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
This question can come up anywhere in the interview, but it commonly comes towards the end. It gauges your expectations and your awareness of how the interview has gone. They will consider how you value yourself and how realistic your expectations are. Your expectations may be unrealistic, or perhaps they sell you short. Either can be revealing with your career trajectory.
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
Find a realistic goal regarding salary by doing your research. Be wary of selling yourself short. Don't aim too high either. The best way to discuss your salary expectations is to use your current earnings as a baseline. Compare your current earnings with where you feel you are on your career path and where your ultimate career goals are heading. That should give you a reasonable expectation of what you should ask for. Also, consider any bonuses or incentives, your commute, and what kind of job market it is. This question also presents an opportunity to inquire what kind of benefits they may be offering. Be open, realistic, and honest. Transparency is the best choice when salary based questions arise.
Kevin Downey has an extensive background in business management, recruiting, branding and marketing. He's volunteered his career coaching services at job fairs, lecturing on interview techniques and crafting winning resumes and cover letters.
"I am currently making 65,000 a year with my current employer, with a 2000 bonus at the end of the year. Understanding there is quite a shortage in the workforce right now, they've offered me more if I choose to stay. Also, it seems fair to mention I have pretty good health insurance benefits through work. Traveling to this location would also be quite a commute, and with gas prices where they're at, this could put a dent in my earnings. I imagine it would cost about 150 a week for gas alone. That's nearly ten thousand a year in gas.
If you don't mind, before I throw out a number, I have some questions. Do you offer health insurance benefits? Do you have any commuter benefits? Is there a remote work option available for this position? Do you offer yearly bonuses? What is the budgeted range that you can offer for this position? Are there any other perks worth mentioning?"
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