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[golden_d]

What do you do when potential employers ask for your salary requirements with your application? Because right now my salary requirements are "Yes, please

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[breathesunshine]

For salary put down; Negotiable

[nacho_cheese]

That's what I always do. :)

[breathesunshine]

Yep, when asked most employers said that was the best way to answer if you are unsure. Also it allows for them to make a offer first and most of the time you can ask for it to be a little bit higher.

[socksandaphone]

I work in retail so people either put minimum wage, or "negotiable"

[purplekat99]

for office work when i got that request to put down on cover letters, i always just put what i made at my last job.

[hiddensinful]

This!

[lassarina]

I put last job +5-10%, but that's just me. I typically put it in my final paragraph, which goes:

Because of [blah blah reasons] I believe I am an ideal candidate for [position.] I am looking for a salary of approximately [figure] per annum. My resume is attached for your review. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

I only ever put salary mention if it's explicitly asked for.

[makacookie]

I always put "gping rate", I've never had a problem with them questioning it. I almost put down 8.00 dollars one time for a hourly wage but instead put "going rate" and I ended up getting 9.00 a hour instead, because that is what everyone else was getting paid! Yay! Because usually If you put down something less then what they are paying everyone else, they will pay you that, because why pay more for something someone would do for less?

-Nicole

[djplumking]

depends on the job. my new employer had that in their job listing, but i totally forgot to include it when i submitted the resume. after the initial interview, when i came back for salary negotiations, i just gave an arbitrary range and ended up getting the high end of my range.

depending on what it is, you can google the average salary for the position you're doing. there are some sites that will also ask for what area you live in to compensate for cost of living.