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so today I'm coming at you with an interview video so you're gonna want to
stick around for this one on my list of super obnoxious questions that are asked
in interviews the salary question what is your expected salary what are you
kidding me this is not about that it's about figuring out if we are a good fit
and if I feel like working at this company or startup or whatever if you're
in the middle of applying to jobs or if you're well into your job search and you
have a bunch of interviews lined up well for one congratulations that's pretty
darn awesome but I really think that this video is
gonna help you with the interview and if you're the hiring manager and you're the
one asking questions in the interview you're gonna want to stay tuned for this
as well the salary expectation question the question that is essentially a trap
you are under zero obligation to divulge this kind of information and frankly you
don't want to divulge any information that's gonna do a disservice to you such
as what is your expected salary so you might be thinking okay well MD how am I
supposed to answer this question especially if they've thrown it out of
left field and they're coming at me and I'm completely flabbergasted because
frankly I had not thought that they would ask me such a rude question to
begin with and I just prepped on the talking points that I had in mind like
my elevator pitch right so how are you supposed to answer this question well
here is what I would tell you tell me what the range is for this role and I'll
let you know if that's aligned with what I'm looking for how good is that
that way you now have the power and the ball is in their court they need to come
up with a salary for you because also if they are the people who are scouting for
this position and want to hire for this role then they obviously know what the
range is how are you supposed to know you don't have that information you know
the value that you can add you know why you want to work at said company but you
don't know what the value of that role is for them why on earth would they ask
you such an obnoxious question well their argument is always something like
well we don't want to waste our time we don't want to waste your time all right
fine so you let me know what the range is and
I'll get back to you if that's okay with me they have a business they know what
that position is worth to them and they know the salary range and if they don't
then they're not ready to hire for this position if they don't have a salary in
mind for that position they're not ready to be having interviews with people and
hiring they have the information advantage and they should not be asking
this question it's simply an unfair question to ask in an interview why do
they ask this question to begin with they want to ensure that they're not
wasting their time with unrealistic expectations and - they want to ensure
that if you have a lower range that they can lock you into that lower rage even
if they were expecting to pay X and if you provide a lower range you'll
be happy to lock you in it and you know what that leaves very little wiggle room
and zero negotiation power because once you're locked into that you're gonna
have to wait for the opportunity to ask for a raise and depending on the company
and the role that can take a while save yourself that trouble and be
careful about how you answer that question answer it strategically along
the lines of something like I gave you tell me the range for this role and I
will let you know if that is aligned with what I am looking for so wait to
hear what they have to tell you this salary is another obnoxious question
that's related to the expected salary question is what were you making in your
previous role what are you making in your current role no no no no no no that
is also a trap right you are under no obligation to answer this question so
how do you answer this question here's how I prefer not to disclose for
confidentiality reasons the places I worked would not want this information
released this is illegal to ask in many states in the US and in other parts of
the world too so just be mindful of that and you are under no obligation to give
them that information again they know what the position is they know what it's
worth to them and they know the salary range if they don't that means they
didn't do their research and they're frankly not ready to be hiring for this
role so the next time you're prepping for an interview or perhaps giving an
interview be sure to think about this very strategically and you are
definitely not forced to answer this question because that is not the purpose
of the interview if they want you badly enough and you're completely worth it
then they will come to you with these salary and they will broach the topic
when the time comes all right Explearners that's a wrap on
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