What Is Your Salary Expectation? To gain more ideas how to answer this question in a proper way in interviews, here are few tips for you.
1- Market Rate
Before the interview, find out the market rate of your job, or what others in similar positions, in your location, and with your level of experience, are getting. Market rate can be a good answer for the question
2- Wage Band
If you’re unclear, ask for the wage band for the post, which includes the low and high end of what an organization is ready to pay for that position. Your answer figure might be within such bands.
3- Little up
Aim higher than you want to — negotiating down is easier than negotiating up. Take your current salary, increase it by a little, and then tell them that number. Becareful… Salaries are normally different from one sector to another.
4- Other Benefits
Use this moment to inquire about the whole benefits package. Ask about overtime policy, allowances, housing & transportations, working hours, health insurance and others. Other benefits may add more values to salary figure.
