What to Say if You You Are Looking For If You Don’t Know What to Say
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
An article appeared in US News & World Reports called “How to Determine What Salary to Ask For.” You can read the full article by clicking the link embedded in the title. My section is below.
Sometimes you may have the question “What are your salary expectations?” sprung on you before you’ve done any research or thought that deeply about it. If that happens to you, Jeff Altman has a ready answer. Altman is a New York City-based career, leadership, and executive coach who has a firm called The Big Game Hunter.
Just be honest, Altman says. Tell them you aren’t really sure, which is especially reasonable if, for instance, you were recruited and were quickly thrown into the interview machine.
Altman says that you also could say, if the following is accurate, something like: “I haven’t met my future manager or the team, heard what the job is all about, and I don’t have a sense of timelines and expectations. Could I answer that after I speak with the manager or team?”
If you’re pressed to give a number, Altman says that you should, but you should also say something like: “I can give you a number, but I want you to understand that it may change higher or lower after I learn more.”
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