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| Re: When to ask the salary range when interviewing
Posted by Tony Poderis   on 10/13/2009, 9:50 am, in reply to "When to ask the salary range when interviewing"
VIP Poster | Message modified by user Tony Poderis 11/23/2009, 9:41 am
GG: I cannot be sure if the organization is paying the travel expenses for the interview, or if the cost is out of your pocket. Rather than a few in-between posts to find out, let me take the liberty to respond to either scenario. It could be helpful to others, and may even spark some discussion.
I am sure we will agree there would be a major difference in the way you ask, or propose, regarding the salary the organization is prepared to pay, and the salary you require, if the organization is paying when flying you out to "... a distant and far more expensive city," or if you are paying the expenses on your own. I have had personal experience in both ways.
If an organization was to pick up the tab to pay for having you come visit for an interview, you would be in a far more commanding position to early on, candidly, and aggressively, bring up the salary issue. They have made a commitment for your services.
It would be much different were you to pay for the trip. Then, you are making a major commitment to seek their favor. Honorable people, no doubt the interviewers will be, but, in such settings, too often thinking becomes narrow in being tight with what should be a fair and reasonable salary offer to a professional capable of bringing even more worth to the organization. That is how it may very well be if you are seeking the job, thus I suggest you upfront, and soon, politely and with confidence, state your worth in a desired salary figure. This is especially important should there be a likely chance you will be asked to return for another round of interviews.
P. S.
“Preaching to the Choir,” no doubt, but perhaps worth repeating:
--- Take care to avoid giving your “success rate” for proposals presented vs. grants awarded. (You will be held to that percentage, or even one higher, risking the chances for such success in an environment unknown to you regarding how the organization is positioned with the granting community.)
--- Absolutely no acceptance of an offer for you to work on any form of pay contingent upon the awarding of grants.
Reinforcement to those two key issues, if needed, can be found in the following:
--- Positioning Grant Writers For Success
http://www.raise-funds.com/040202forum.html
Do let us know how things worked out.
Best of all good job-getting luck,
Tony
Tony Poderis
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