Expected salary

• automator

  31 Aug 09, 17:01

  Say you are a diploma holder who draws a current salary of 1.7k

  Assuming now the bad economy has recovered and you proceed on to find a new job, what should you indicate as your expected salary?

  Indicate something higher but still a reasonable range for a diploma holder like 1.8k or 1.9K and that will give the boss the impression that you are greedy for money.

  Indicate 1.7k and it seems that your value remains the same like very cheap skate like that and also the boss may try to push down your salary to 1.6k or 1.5k than you end up with a lower salary.

  So what should you indicate for your expected salary?

• viciouskitty74

  31 Aug 09, 17:02

  There is such a word called: negotiable.

• automator

  31 Aug 09, 17:03

  Originally posted by viciouskitty74:

  There is such a word called: negotiable.

  ya got say that before and the boss insists that I say an amount

• eagle

  31 Aug 09, 17:06

  aim to increase around 20% at least for each jump

  1.7k ==> ask for 2.1k then let them bargain down to 2k

• viciouskitty74

  31 Aug 09, 17:06

  Then be smart.  Say S$1800/-

• automator

  31 Aug 09, 17:20

  Originally posted by eagle:

  aim to increase around 20% at least for each jump

  1.7k ==> ask for 2.1k then let them bargain down to 2k

  but some boss hear so high salary they straight away kick you out of the office already..

• eagle

  31 Aug 09, 17:27

  Originally posted by automator:

  but some boss hear so high salary they straight away kick you out of the office already..

  then might as well don't change job then

  2k isn't very high to expect.

• ditzy

  31 Aug 09, 17:29

  Do you know why the bosses like to ask you alot of other questions before they ask you the money question?

• automator

  31 Aug 09, 17:32

  Originally posted by eagle:

  then might as well don't change job then

  2k isn't very high to expect.

  Only diploma holder not degree holder leh..Got so many cheap foreigners too like that how to ask for higher pay..

• automator

  31 Aug 09, 17:33

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  Do you know why the bosses like to ask you alot of other questions before they ask you the money question?

  Only the boss himself knows..

• eagle

  31 Aug 09, 17:35

  Originally posted by automator:

  Only diploma holder not degree holder leh..Got so many cheap foreigners too like that how to ask for higher pay..

  if there isn't much increase, what for change?

  You badly need a new job such that you are willing to accept a lower or equivalent pay?

• automator

  31 Aug 09, 17:36

  Originally posted by eagle:

  if there isn't much increase, what for change?

  You badly need a new job such that you are willing to accept a lower or equivalent pay?

  Hate my current job alot leh..

• alfagal

  31 Aug 09, 17:57

  Originally posted by eagle:

  aim to increase around 20% at least for each jump

  1.7k ==> ask for 2.1k then let them bargain down to 2k

  
  now market rate only 10% lar..

• automator

  31 Aug 09, 18:09

  Originally posted by alfagal:

  
  now market rate only 10% lar..

  never get pay cut very good already lor still want 10% har..

• eagle

  31 Aug 09, 18:10

  Originally posted by automator:

  Hate my current job alot leh..

  Then of course you will be at the mercy of the employer... Then nothing to say liao...

   

  Originally posted by alfagal:

  
  now market rate only 10% lar..

  When you are good, you will be worth above market rate.

• viciouskitty74

  31 Aug 09, 18:10

  Originally posted by automator:

  never get pay cut very good already lor still want 10% har..

  
  Then you answered your own questions again.

  Stick to $1.7k minimum.  Tell your interviewer that is your baseline lah.

• ditzy

  31 Aug 09, 18:12

  $1.705K, you got the job!

• automator

  31 Aug 09, 18:14

  how about say "1.7k is the minimum. of course if you will pay me more I will be very grateful and wokr double hard for you"

• ditzy

  31 Aug 09, 18:16

  Originally posted by automator:

  how about say "1.7k is the minimum. of course if you will pay me more I will be very grateful and wokr double hard for you"

  I'm paying you $1.705K, thats 0.005 more than your minimum, so work doubly hard!

• automator

  31 Aug 09, 18:21

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  I'm paying you $1.705K, thats 0.005 more than your minimum, so work doubly hard!

  I will say ok. than a few months later when I find another better job I will give him the resignation letter and tell him someone is paying me more so I need to work harder for that guy

• charlize

  31 Aug 09, 18:26

  Think fresh grads are asking for less than $2K these days.

   

  Throw in foreigners with some work experience also asking for $2K or less, it's a mighty competitive world out there.

• caleb_chiang

  31 Aug 09, 19:19

  depending on position...

   

  imagine you gg for a cleaner position and ask for 1.7k...

• Kenashi

  31 Aug 09, 20:27

  Originally posted by automator:

  but some boss hear so high salary they straight away kick you out of the office already..

  
  wrong, employer will ask all the questions first n when they think they wan u, then they will talk about the pay.

  ask for the sky, since they will only pay peanuts.

  hahaa

• Itedino

  31 Aug 09, 23:59

  I going to say. U aim high.

  of cos u got something that is certainly an asset to the company.

  Cannot do this kind of thing to measure your pay.

   

• Rednano

  1 Sep 09, 00:03

  just write:

  Expected Monthly Salary: $2XXX (negotiable)