Hello All,
I recently was negotiating an offer from a major company and was asked to give a salary expectation. I live in a very HCL area, and am kind of underpaid for my position. This new job was in a lower cost of living area, only slightly lower. The recruiter kept pestering me for an expectation, this time I held my ground. I just said "This is for a new location, lots of variables here. I would like to know what you have to offer, I do not have a number in mind. I would look at the total compensation". She kept telling me "please know this is lower cost of living area compared to where you are. so keep expectation accordingly"
A day later she comes back with an offer which honestly shocked me. No way in hell I would have given that number as my expectation, it was atleast 20% more than what I would have asked for. It was overall about 30% more than my current position, and that too for a lower cl area. I am just super glad I did not cave and give a number. I would have severely under sold myself.
The last job, I gave a number and my employer matched it without negotiation. I was like "shit, I could have asked for more". This time its way better.
I thought I will share it here and tell others Do not give a number when asked for salary expectation. This is an excellent job market and you do not usually know what the latest prevailing wage is for someone like you. Very good chances you will undersell yourself.
Submitted July 31, 2018 at 01:23AM by throw_away_madc https://ift.tt/2LAXYXI
