[plug] (OT) When applying for a job.....

[Johann Vincent Paul U. Tagle]

Hey all,

I must say that posting a job vacancy on the PLUG list was a good idea.  I 
got quite a number of responses already.  One type of inquiry I got 
bothered me a bit, though -- I got some emails asking how the salary would 
be.  Well, to partly answer that question: it all depends on your 
qualifications, how much you can already contribute, what trainings you'll 
need, how much you're currently earning, and also how good you are at 
negotiating when the actual job offer comes.

Now, I just like to share this advice to the people who asked these 
questions and to anybody else who's planning to go job hunting:  Asking 
about the compensation in your first communication with potential employers 
is an almost sure way to turn them off.  It gives the impression that 
you're only after the money and so when a higher-paying company comes 
along, you'll again be raring to jump ship.  While IT people staying very 
very long in a company does not seem to be the norm, companies are looking 
for assurances that the people they hire will stay with them for a 
considerable amount of time.  Employers like people who are looking to 
build a career and make a difference, not just make a lot of money. =)

my two bytes worth =),

Johann


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