I *never* give an prospective employer a number. Or I say with a big smile on my face, "well, I'm looking for $3 million a year plus a golden parachute - now, what is your counter-offer?"
The point is, I've thrown numbers out that were *way* too low and really screwed myself. I've also, as a hiring manager, had really qualified folks throw numbers out there which was so high I disqualified them. Then I found out, after passing on a great candidate, that they were only expecting that to be a starting point for negotiation. Always let them throw the first number out. At the very least, lead with "well, tell me what the salary range for this position is, and we can go from there." Thomas On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 8:48 PM, Kevin Eldridge <[email protected]> wrote: > I would suggest http://www.salary.com and then take the lower of the income > estimates. Especially for just starting out in the Help Desk world. > > Kevin Eldridge > > On Apr 16, 2011 8:41 PM, "Chris McQuistion" <[email protected]> wrote: >> Another thought. Robert Half publishes an annual IT Salary Guide >> broken down by position and region. That might be a good place to >> start. >> >> Chris >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Apr 16, 2011, at 8:09 PM, Curt Lundgren <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> My nephew is being offered a job as a help desk person at a SAN >>> company. They've asked him what he's looking for in salary - always a >>> loaded question. So, first job out of college, and he'll be dealing >>> with knowledgeable customers (as opposed to a Geek Squad type of job). >>> >>> Your opinions on what's appropriate in such a position are most >>> appreciated. >>> >>> Curt >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "NLUG" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
