Tip - How to Negotiate Your Starting Salary | Glassdoor Blog

Knowledge is power and that couldn’t be truer when it comes to negotiating your salary at a new job. Nobody wants to get underpaid, but at the same time lying about what you make is only going to hurt you down the road. That’s why researching the going rate for the position you are interviewing for will come in handy when dealing with the often dreaded “how much do you currently make” question. “When you embark on the search for a new role, you should do as much research as you can around what the role is really worth,” says Paul Slezak, co-founder of RecruitLoop. “Track down up-to-date salary surveys, look at what advertisements for similar roles are indicating, and speak to people." Knowing the range of salary based on the years of experience will keep you realistic when it comes time to discuss compensation. You may think you are worth $100,000 but if the top end of the salary range industry wide is $85,000 it’s likely you won’t be offended when that type of offer is made. If you d
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