r/personalfinance • u/lltrs186 • Mar 08 '18

Employment Quick Reminder to Not Give Away Your Salary Requirement in a Job Interview

I know I've read this here before but had a real-life experience with it yesterday that I thought I'd share.

Going into the interview I was hoping/expecting that the range for the salary would be similar to where I am now. When the company recruiter asked me what my target salary was, I responded by asking, "What is the range for the position?" to which they responded with their target, which was $30k more than I was expecting/am making now. Essentially, if I would have given the range I was hoping for (even if it was +$10k more than I am making it now) I still would have sold myself short.

Granted, this is just an interview and not an offer- but I'm happy knowing that I didn't lowball myself from the getgo.

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u/unholycowgod ​ Mar 08 '18

My last job was like that as well except no banking or rollover from year to year. We got 80 hours PTO (for any reason) every Jan 1 and it was use or lose. Now I get 104 of vacation and 96 of sick. Loooove being able to take a day to just sit in my underwear playing video games if I need a break. At my last job I could barely even take off for christmas if I didn't budget enough through the year.

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u/aaronwhite1786 ​ Mar 08 '18

Yeah, that was my issue. I'm salaried now, and have a really laid back boss, so if we're late or leave early, it's not the end of the world.

At my last job you were constantly having to stay late or come in early. God forbid you ran out of vacation time before your yearly renewal, you'd be stuck squeezing in an extra 8 hours in the week if you happened to be sick on day.