How to get a job salary.docx

HowtogetajobsalaryHowtogetajobsalaryYouknowthem,youhatethem,buthowdoyoubeatthem?Alltheexperts---JackChapmanincluded---agreeit'sbestforjob-hunterstoholdoffonanyandallsalarytalkuntiltheinterviewprocessiscompleteandafirmjobofferisinhand.Butashundredsofourreadershavepointedout,the"salaryboxes"foundononlinejobapplicationsoftenrequireanumericanswer.Youwanttoplayyourcardsclosetothevest,butsometimesthatfeelsimpossiblewhenapotentialemployerisbarelylettingyousitatthetable.JackChapman,authorandourresident"SalaryExpert,"hassomegreattipsandstrategiestocombatthisproblemthathasaffectedalmosteveryonelookingforajobrecently.QUESTIONMyproblemwithyour"don'tdisclosesalary"isthatmostofthetime,theapplicantispostinghis/heranswersonlineandisverylimitedintheresponsestheycangive.Forinstance,someonlineapplicationswillonlyacceptdollaramountsornumericsinthefieldthatrequeststhisinformation.Thereisnotusuallyaplacetoexpoundorwriteanarrativeorclarificationconcerningyouranswers.Whatdoyoudointhatsituation?IknowbecauseI'vebeenthere!WhileIunderstandtheneedtoscreenoutanyonewhoisnotqualifiedforaposition,it'smyopinionemployersareprobablymissingoutonquiteafewgoodcandidatesbecauseoftheoverzealousandstrictscreeningprocesses.Manytimesrecruitersaremakinghiringdecisionsbaseduponverylimitedinformation.ANSWERIgetthisquestionalot.Here'swhatIrecommend.First,oneorbothanswerstothesetwomustbe"yes":1)Doyouactuallyfittherange2)Areyousureit'sworthwhilefortheemployertointerviewyouregardlessofwhetheryoucurrentlyfita"normal"salaryrange?That'swhatemployerswanttoknow.Aslongas1or2istrue,thenyouhaveagoodreasontobeinterviewed.Itwillhelptotakeanimaginary"Numbersasasecondlanguage"course.In"Numericlanguage,"the"fill-in-the-box-or-halt-the-application-process"meanssomething.WhenwetranslatethatonenumberintoEnglish,itmeanseither:"Canweaffordyou?"or"Canwemakethejob/salarybiggersoitfits?"Ifyoucantrulyanswer"yes"tothat,thenreply"NoProblem!"usingthesame"NumericLanguage"byenteringanacceptablenumber.Insteadofsubmittingyourcurrentorprevioussa