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Mike
Carruthers:
People
change jobs every four years on average and that means a lot
of job interviews. And the issue interviewees struggle with
most is…
Martin Yate:
"What do I say when employers
ask me how much I want?" and this is a question - it's
really easy to answer.
Career consultant
Martin Yate, author of the book Knock
'Em Dead 2007 The Ultimate Job Search Guide…
Come up with
three numbers for yourself: The first number is the least you've
got to have to keep a roof over your head; the second is "What's
a fair offer?" (and by the way if you want to find this
out, there's a wonderful website called salary.com); and the
third figure is "What kind of offer would make me drop
dead and go to heaven on the spot?"
Once you come
up with those three numbers…
We then kick
out that bottom one, and what we have is a salary range so when
you ask me, " How much do you want?", I give you a
range from my midpoint to my highpoint. And statistically I've
got a much better chance of clicking in to somewhere in your
approved range.
Martin says doing
well on a job interview means more than just answering the interviewer's
questions.
The job offer
doesn't go to the person who answers the questions. The job
offer goes to the candidate who is most able to turn that one-sided
examination of skills into a two-way conversation between professionals
with a common interest. So the more you know about the job,
the more you know what you have to do to be successful in it,
the more likely you are to be that person who could turn that
one-sided examination of skills into a real conversation.
At somethingyoushouldknow.net
I'm Mike Carruthers and that's Something You Should Know
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