Talking Salary

From DICE, March 25, 2009...

It’s considered one of the toughest interview questions, and it’s going to get even tougher. Companies are in a cost-cutting mode, often filling positions at lower salaries than they paid previous employees. During phone interviews, recruiters also are making it the first question as way to weed out candidates.

What’s the question? Something along the lines of, “How much do you want?”

If you this is the first question you hear in a telephone interview, some career consultants suggest you decline to give a specific number until you have a better understanding of the role, the company and the total compensation package that may be involved. But that approach may not always work.

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