I should’ve asked for a higher salary in my new job!
I am pretty sure you’ve heard of this line before. It’s either from you or from someone you know. Let’s face it, human beings are greedy by nature and all of us will want a better salary. That’s why when you write down your expected salary, it is important to write honestly and don’t regret.
In a normal situation, the company will not be willing to pay you that expected amount and will intend to “discount” your expected salary. But there are also times when the company is willing to pay the expected amount (normally richer and larger companies) or higher (very rare).
So when you get the expected salary, what will you do? Most people will say the above line and complaining that they should’ve asked for more.
But how sure are they? Do they really think they should’ve asked for more in the new job offer? I believe the company hires them for few reasons and maybe one of them is because their salary package suits the company.
Say you are a certified architect and you are expecting RM 8k for your new job. There are few other candidates with similar qualification, similar positive interview results, but they expected higher salary than yours. This will put you in a good position to land the job. But if you put your expected salary higher, maybe they will not consider you at all.
Simple as that. So the next time you get a job offer with your expected salary, don’t say that line “I should’ve asked for a higher pay!” because chances are you might not even get the job offer if you’ve asked for a higher pay. Furthermore, you are already lucky enough to get what you asked for.
Remember that everything happens for a reason. Make your decision, stick to it and don’t regret.
And don’t be too greedy.
thats true. always know your worth. And do a little bit of homework b4 the interview.
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Dude, sometime is depends on your luck… you got the job with slightly lower salary but you gain lots of exposure that help you for your career advancement … this is worth. So usually i will not lower down my salary figure that i have in mind… And just negotiate with them. See how much the employer can go :-p
Hehehe… this also have to do it correctly…. i.e. provided the employer see your value… don’t just do it for the sake of getting more pay… usually you will lose in the battle… From my experience, if everything is on par… the next thing that the employer look for is a positive character and thinking… softskill side… how much you worth on this … depends on individual So be honest… All the best to you new job eh!
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Yeap, that’s very important!
@ TZ
Luck plays an important role when it comes to job hunting, but able to sell yourselves well is also equally important. Hahhaa.
I think it’s important to show good attitude and character FIRST, then only skills. Because you can pick up the skills if you have a good attitude.
By the way, it’s my friend ler, not me. =_=