Job search pet peeve: salary range MIA
Why do we have to play The Price Is Right when we are doing job search? I’d much rather my job search can mirror my shopping experience where I immediately know the pay to decide if it’s worth my time and efforts. Our member @Mike Fuller shared an awesome insight about avoiding deceptive job posts with low pays. How do we investigate if the job is legit and reasonably paid? Here are some tips:
- 🧮Figure out your bottom line: what is your cost of living? What is your range for reasonable compensation that match your experiences? We don’t have to shoot for the moon. But you can use Career One Stop to look up the average range of your skill sets and positions you’re interested in.
- 🔎Research the company: there are lots of useful tools such as glassdoor to look up the companies, reviews and pay grade. You can also verify if this company is even legit enough to continue the process.
- ✋Be upfront and clear: job search is sometimes like dating and you’re not sure when to show your card. But for people who are experienced in this process, they would prefer to be clear and upfront about their pay requirements. You can decide to disclose that in your cover letter, your initial conversation with the recruiters, or in your first interview. Although you might get passed on with some opportunities, it’s still much better if you prefer to be efficient and not waste your time for potential disappointments.
- 🗣Negotiate negotiate negotiate: let’s say you showed your range and there is a mismatch but you’re both still interested? This is your time to use your negotiation power. Or check our guide to get a better offer for more tips!
What is your experience coming about the salaries during job search and interviews? Any tips to share?
I am interested ,,, especially with the 4 week scenario.
If it isn't posted already I'm on to the next thing.
I've heard it's best to ask the wage, or the range for the role before you tell them what you're looking for.
I'd rather make it very clear to the recruiters about my range so we don't waste each other's time. I've gone through way too many disappointments. Some companies went through five rounds of interviews that took two months of my life and ended with a disappointing offer. Not worth it!
I've gotten inquiries from ppl who got accepted to the companies I used to work at and wanted to know what it's really like to work there. I think it's a smart strategy to do some more investigation about a company before signing on for anything.
The discrimination is rediculouse against us over 60. Many of us are healthier/more intelligent/more experience/ and have the right to earn more than starting min wages.