Hi there, I recently went to two interviews and before that I made sure to read all the tips and tricks about salary negotiations. I'm also aware of the industry standards right now in terms of salary but the range is quite big, between $45,000 to $60,000. I'm currently making higher than the low end of the range, but expecting to make $60,000 or more if I were to switch jobs.
At the interview with company A, the interviewers tried to get a number from me twice, but I said I'd rather discuss it when we are at the offer stage. (I made the mistake here of not discussing their benefits, bonuses, retirement plan etc). I also asked what is their salary range for this position, and they are between $50-$60k depending on experience, junior would be on the lower end and intermediate is the higher end, and senior would be $60+k. I've been in my industry now for almost 4 years so I'm sure I can score about $60k or more.
At the interview with company B, it went well and the owner/interviewer and I really hit it off, apparently I was the only one that applied that has relevant job experience for the position. I really like the job responsibilities and opportunities as well, but it is a smaller company. When we got to the salary expectation question, I said I am looking at the entire package, like benefits, bonuses, stocks and retirement plan on top of the base salary. We discussed that and he said he isn't sure what the industry salary would be for this job, he took a guess and said possibly $45,000-$50,000. I told him my number is $60,000-$65,000, a lot higher than what he said. He didn't seem thrown off by it, and he assured me that the number is not a problem and we could work something out. I left the interview with a great feeling. And now I'm sitting here wondering what if my number is too high and I scared him off?? I mean, he invited me to come back next week and meet the team. Should I worry at all? Should I still try and shoot for $65,000?
Submitted June 08, 2018 at 09:45AM by nowaynorway1 https://ift.tt/2xUy3DU
