The Best Answer to 'What's Your Expected Salary?'

The Best Answer to "What's Your Expected Salary?"

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TODAY'S TOPIC: THE BEST ANSWER TO "WHAT'S YOUR EXPECTED SALARY?'
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Join career expert and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita for today's video on the best answer to "What's your expected salary?

While it might be illegal in some places for an employer to ask a job seeker, "What's your current salary," the confusion question of "What's your expected salary?" might never go away!

Want to know exactly what your should say, why you should say it, and the reasons most job candidates answer this incorrectly? Join me for this video to find out!

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[andylacivita]

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[SG-kqnc]

For anyone looking to use what he said: "While compensation is important to me, I really want to look at the entire value at working at your company: what I get to do, who I get to do with it, the training opportunities, the career advancement opportunities, the benefits, the vacation, and all of the other things that go along with working at your organization."

[rockymountboy]

"One million dollars per year!"
"I like your attitude, but we can't pay you that."
"Well, as close as you can get, then."

[greglutchko]

Just say, "At this point, I have no set expectation of salary or compensation, but I'm curious to know what you value the position at." This is a kind, thoughtful and diplomatic approach that puts it back on them.

[RM-eugi]

Employers should stop wasting their time and applicants time and just post the range with the job. Ridiculous.

[LordBadenRulez]

I never give an amount. I always reply "Make me an offer that is of market related value and consider my experience, I would like to be fairly compensated." And I always get better than average offers. Sure it's not the best way to get a huge salary but I learned years ago, if you are overpaid, you'll get retrenched first when the company is cutting costs. I'd rather have a sustainable income than a huge salary with a target on my back.

[TheresFuckeryAfoot]

The practice of asking “what is your expected salary?” is base at best and devious at worst. It reveals the mindset of that company and what is at its core which is, “how can we get as much from this person as possible and give them as little as possible in return.”

[robf]

Best answer to "How much money are you looking to make?" I answer "all of it".. works every time!

[michaelking]

I always say, "ONE DOLLARS"! Then I laugh hysterically. Hasn't worked yet.

[harrowcowdy]

I have an interview tomorrow. And after watching this video i can conclude that this guy speaks a lot of not required stuff. For all others out there skip to 3:22 for the proper answer.

[a.d.]

in my experience, only companies which pay below market or non-competitive salaries will ask how much you are making or what salary you expect. The ones who pay competitive salaries won't bother to ask because they know they can compensate a candidate nicely.

[Joe-pbbm]

One of my favorites is: "Tell us, why we should hire you over the other applicants."
My response is: "I haven't met the other applicants nor seen their resumes."

[backyardprovence]

My answer to this question has been "well, what's your budget?" It puts the interviewer back in the hot seat, plus if their budget is no where near what I want to ask for in salary, I know it's time to go. No need to waste anybody's time.

[WomanOnTopOnline]

You forgot to mention the most important thing. At the interview you will he PUSHED to give a number (has happened to me). You can’t give an airy fairy response (tried it, didn’t work). The rule is to go in HIGH, never, ever go in low. It will be much harder to negotiate if you go in low. Your best best is ALWAYS to go in towards the upper end.

[BiggerThenKingKong]

Exactly, I'm actually in the job hunting process right now and I find that a lot of times they ask you over the phone interview really quick what your salary expectation is... And I always tell him that it's something that I'm willing to discuss in person once I learn a little bit more about the position itself... never give them a number.

[istvanszabo]

This is exactly what I did... and as a result I was not even considered as an applicant. I submitted my CV and Covering Letter, next day got an email response to specify my salary expectation, I responded the way you suggested and a week later they responded that as they were unable to confirm my expectation, they just proceed to the next stage of the process with the other candidates and thanked my application. Employers ask this question for a reason and stick to what they want as they do not mind you personally. Some companies accept only online apps where you cannot avoid answering the question and then automatically filter out those out of their range. It is better to say a figure after some research than not being considered at all. I was the 'perfect fit' for the role.

[tatiana]

Although this video is 5yrs old, this strategy worked for me yesterday. I tweaked it a bit but it still gave me an upper hand. Recruiter said she respected my decision not to give a number just yet until I make an educated decision. Can’t wait to watch your other videos! Thank you

[davidfrance]

This was randomly on my recommendation list. Two things. First, I'm glad. This question always throws me off, and it's 100% unfairly skewed in the employer's interest for all the reasons you said. Thank you for addressing it.

Second, it's easy to see when someone knows what they are talking about, and you do. Advice given in one take. No multiple video cuts or edits. You set up your intro to the topic perfectly with relevance and guideposts to the topic. You kept the flow and interest going as you progressed.

I often find myself not applying for positions I think I am qualified for because I don't know how to play the recruitment game. You can bet that I am going to be watching more of your videos to gain some confidence in applying to new roles armed with knowledge on how to navigate the tricky minefield of questions like this one.

[rockymntdan]

Here's something hardly anyone ever considers. If they don't like this response MOVE ON! YOU DON'T WANT TO WORK THERE!

[craiggillett]

Ok, had an interview today and as much as I thought it was risky to use your script, and I’ve never done it before, I said it. WOW! It bloody works 💥 the response was mind blowing. The recruiter didn’t even hesitate, he said that it was perfectly understandable, really like my thinking. He then said you know the role we’ve been discussing I’m sure you would be an ideal candidate, I have no hesitation in putting you into the final cut, I actually think you would be better suited to the senior executive role that we haven’t yet advertised, and I will be putting you forward for that. You were so right! They love my resume, they want to put me forward and I’m on notice for a face to face interview in our capital. Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou !!