You know how I've been looking for a job because my current beloved one is o-v-e-r?
Guess what?
I found my exact job and all I love about it and more at Company X. It's scary how the job responsibilities are very similar.
And the more part? I'd work from 10am to 4pm or 6pm (depending on the day) a.k.a Missing All the Traffic - because as it would be, Company X is 23 miles from my apartment. There are more perks, which I'd love to share but if I did you'd know the company. And I cannot let the cat out of the bag, just yet.
But let me tell you: I'll be planning events: private and public! I'll be working with media: alternative and society! I'll be doing visual merchandising, some marketing and lots o' promotions! Then there are meetings with VIPs! And my boss' office is in New York. And my counterpart who is here in Dallas but at a different location...LOVE HER to pieces. She's so cool, hip and laid back like Austin.
It's a dream job minus the pay.
The pay, that they told me on the 1st interview (I've been to three) is $6,000 less what I make now. And let me tell you the jewelry company I am with is not paying me the big bucks but I loved my job and can live my life on my salary. $6k less? I don't think I'll have the fun I'm used to having (especially with a car payment on the horizon).
Only once in my life did I ask for more money and they turned me down right away.
I'm a wee bit nervous for the job offer - which I feel is coming today because they spoke to all my references yesterday. One reference told me how my could be NYC boss was just so impressed with me and my qualifications.
I should have no problem asking for more in salary, right?
My problem is, if they say no, there is no way I can afford to take it. Before engine blew - maybe. After - definitely not. That aside, I think my resume backs up an increase in pay. But that could be just me thinking crazy.
So my question today is, if anyone has any great negotiating points/tips, please let me know.
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wow ... i wish i had amazing advice for you, but i am one of those people who never asks for more money because it scares me and i fear that i don't deserve it. i have a friend, though, she has negotiated insane salary bumps before taking her last 2 jobs ... usually by citing her experience and what she brings to the job. the chick has chutspa to spare ... and now i'm thinking that i need some lessons from her. good luck ... fingers are crossed that your dream job comes true. :)
Congratulations on that! However, I can't offer that because I just went from a job that paid $800 a month to almost triple that, and I didn't ask for it...Sorry!
wow...I don't know....unlimited blow jobs maybe? ;)
I think you should go for it and ask for the money. You deserve it.
Here is my advice...
Step 1: Flatter them: tell them that THIS is the job you want. You LOOOOVE their company, you'd really fit in with the culture, feel like you could contribute, are excited....blah blah blah. Ass kissing...very important in salary negotiations.
Step 2: Ask them if the salary is negotiable
Step 3: You tell them that you don't know if you'll be ABLE to accept a position that pays less than XXX. That you're not looking to make tons of money, but that, at this point, you can only make a lateral move
Hope it helps! Good luck!
BETH! ha ha.
Scarlett's advice is very good. I did it once. They told me the salary was completely, totally non-negotiable, and I came back a few days later and said I had an offer with another company for x amount more, and that I really wanted to work for THEM but I'd have to have them match. They said no, but then two days later called back and said yes. You might as well ask, right? Nothing to lose.
Just tell them that you were making X amount at the last job, and you really feel that you gain alot of experience from it, and that you are worth it!
If the last company thought you were worth it, then why wouldn't this company??
Don't settle! If they won't pay it, someone else will!
If you really can't afford it at the current salary, then you have nothing to lose by asking for more! Scarlett's advice is really solid. Good luck!
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