Meta point: LinkedIn has a horrible user experience. No, I don’t want to download your app. I just want to read a blog post.
I agree the article is too long for such a simple point. I personally wouldn’t mind sharing my past salary, because I would be very clear on the range I’m looking for currently.
That’s a really long article for such a simple answer. Actually, I think the reason the question is phrased that way is because asking “how much do you want?” leads to more hemming and hawing. People haven’t always thought about it, or don’t know, but everybody knows how much they currently make. It’s a concrete answer.
Anyway, my answer would be to just take base salary plus all bonuses and roll it up, then use the total.
No, the reason why it is asked is not to help you, but help them put an offer that you may like, but won’t stretch their resources more than necessary.
I can’t seem to read the article (999: request failed), but I find the best approach is to avoid most of the back-and-forth and simply answer a different question: “What would you need to move?”
“I would need X to move from my current position.” If they offer you less, they know in advance you won’t move, and you’re better off heading for another interview. If they offer you more (heh), that’s all well and good. Of course, having a bunch of interest from many companies at the same time doesn’t hurt.
Edit: If they insist on writing something down, having a peripherally-related number doesn’t hurt either. “I currently consult at $2-3X/hr.”
If you tell them your minimum (what you make at your current job), you’re very likely to get an offer that’s just a bit higher. You’ll never know what they actually considered the job worth.
My successful strategy for this question is to say that it won’t be relevant information to them. “I consider myself underpaid for the work I do, so you should base the offer on what you think I’ll be worth to you.” (Granted, this had the advantage of being brutally true. It might be harder to say with a straight face if you know you’re making good money already.)
Meta point: LinkedIn has a horrible user experience. No, I don’t want to download your app. I just want to read a blog post.
I agree the article is too long for such a simple point. I personally wouldn’t mind sharing my past salary, because I would be very clear on the range I’m looking for currently.
That’s a really long article for such a simple answer. Actually, I think the reason the question is phrased that way is because asking “how much do you want?” leads to more hemming and hawing. People haven’t always thought about it, or don’t know, but everybody knows how much they currently make. It’s a concrete answer.
Anyway, my answer would be to just take base salary plus all bonuses and roll it up, then use the total.
No, the reason why it is asked is not to help you, but help them put an offer that you may like, but won’t stretch their resources more than necessary.
I can’t seem to read the article (999: request failed), but I find the best approach is to avoid most of the back-and-forth and simply answer a different question: “What would you need to move?”
“I would need X to move from my current position.” If they offer you less, they know in advance you won’t move, and you’re better off heading for another interview. If they offer you more (heh), that’s all well and good. Of course, having a bunch of interest from many companies at the same time doesn’t hurt.
Edit: If they insist on writing something down, having a peripherally-related number doesn’t hurt either. “I currently consult at $2-3X/hr.”
Weird. Link still works for me.
Working now, it probably didn’t like that Tor exit.
If you tell them your minimum (what you make at your current job), you’re very likely to get an offer that’s just a bit higher. You’ll never know what they actually considered the job worth.
My successful strategy for this question is to say that it won’t be relevant information to them. “I consider myself underpaid for the work I do, so you should base the offer on what you think I’ll be worth to you.” (Granted, this had the advantage of being brutally true. It might be harder to say with a straight face if you know you’re making good money already.)