What’s the Best Approach to Negotiating Your Salary?

When you are interviewing for a new job, it is likely because you are looking for more money or a better work experience. The question inevitably comes up regarding what you are currently making, your answer may determine how much you will likely make, so it’s important to know how to answer the question. Negotiations need to be cordial but you must stress that you want a good competitive salary. Here is what you need to do.

Reflect on these key points:

• 1Sandy W writes in to ask the question if she should be revealing her current salary when being interviewed.
• 2The writer replies stating that if you want to make more money then you should be the first say how much you are making to set a premium for higher wages.
• 3The writer also states that it’s up to that person to make the negotiations of “why you deserve X” and to not negotiate so hard as that could ruin the working relationship

“If you think you’d be coming in at the low end, it can be smart to ask them what they typically pay for someone in that role.”

Read the full story: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/03/smarter-living/career-advice-negotiating-salary.html