Tag: salary expectations

Talent Tip #157: Five MORE Tips for Discussing Salary During Your Job Hunt

October 24, 2023

Claire Kittle Dixon, Executive Director, Talent Market

Last month you’ll remember we offered up the first five of 10 tips on discussing salary during your job hunt.  This month we’ll finish off the list with the last five.

When asked about salary during an interview, answer…and then stop talking – If you haven’t already provided salary information in an application or cover letter, you might find yourself sitting in front of the hiring manager and being asked, “What is…

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Talent Tip #59: The Magic Formula Revealed: Determining the “Right Salary” for a Job Application

August 15, 2014

If there’s one topic everybody wants to know more about, it’s salary. (Well, that and where socks go when the dryer eats them.)

My friend Alex in Kentucky requested that I write a tip on handling salary when it comes to job applications.  He sums up the salary dilemma perfectly:

“Can you provide guidance on how to handle salary requirements on a job application? I don’t want to lose out if an organization is willing to pay more than the…

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