Salary Negotiation:

Honestly, that's how I got my job.

On a serious note, dress up as much as you can. I'm not saying a tux, but always dress for the job you want, not the job you have.

Yeah a tux might be a bad call especially a baby blue one with ruffles and high water pants.

http://www.dumbanddumbercostumes.com/pictures/blue_tuxedo.jpg

Whatever you do, don't walk in dressed in a velvet sweatsuit, whip out your package and lay it on the table, and proceed to ask how much will they give you to remove said package from the table. I heard that's frowned upon.

lol...

security!!!!

Don't ware your homeless getup....business casual is perfectly fine.

Yeah a tux might be a bad call especially a baby blue one with ruffles and high water pants.

http://www.rlslog.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/129dumber.jpg

You'll be my best man Har!

Figure out what you really want and go about 2- 3 thousand higher. That way there's room for negotiation if it gets to that point. No matter how much you love the job, if you start and find out you make significantly less than your peers, you're going to be miserable in pretty short order. Don't assume that they are going to be all that hesitant to pay a decent salary. I lucked out though with my current position, I had done research and someone in my position in Central PA with my level of experience usuallly makes about 35-45k. I asked for 45 and got 55. I have no idea how that worked out to this day... The point is, don't let it stress you out, these things have a way of working themselves out.

Figure out what you really want and go about 2- 3 thousand higher. That way there's room for negotiation if it gets to that point. No matter how much you love the job, if you start and find out you make significantly less than your peers, you're going to be miserable in pretty short order. Don't assume that they are going to be all that hesitant to pay a decent salary. I lucked out though with my current position, I had done research and someone in my position in Central PA with my level of experience usuallly makes about 35-45k. I asked for 45 and got 55. I have no idea how that worked out to this day... The point is, don't let it stress you out, these things have a way of working themselves out.

That's pretty incredible. Why on earth would they counter your offer of $45K with $55K?

Was Dan Snyder your boss?

That's pretty incredible. Why on earth would they counter your offer of $45K with $55K?

I have no effing clue, but I'd love for someone to tell me. They asked me what I wanted as far as salary was concerned and I told them $45 and asked if that was within the range they expected. They said it was and we went on to discuss other things. When I got the call 2 days later asking if I wanted the job, they told me the compensation would be $55k. I tried to sound "whatever" about it while air humping in front of my wife.

oh, and if this helps, I was told after I was hired that I was nowhere near the most experienced candidate they interviewed but was the most honest and I seemed like the person they would most like to work with. So there you go, tell the truth and don't be a dick.