Tips on Negotiating
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Research salaries before the interview. Know the general salary range of others in the field. This will give you a place to start negotiations. Avoid trapping yourself into a lower salary. Instead of volunteering a salary range, have the employer give a salary range first. If you have to give a salary bid, start on the higher end of your salary range. Employers always look at the lower end of a salary range, so you need to start out high. Give yourself some negotiating room by starting out a few thousand above what you currently make. If you make $30,000 start the bidding at between $38,000 and $42,000.
- 10 Commandments of Salary Negotiations
- Dos and Don'ts of Salary Negotiation
- Salaries and Cost of Living
- Selected Resources on Interviewing from UNI Libraries
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