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Layoff Advice

Ah the salary dance. There is no good answer and in the end most companies nowadays will simply ask up front what your last company paid you. There was a time when being coy might get you somewhere. Now however most positions have been market researched to death and the hiring manager will have a given range or salary in the budget. Period. There might be some room for negotiation but anymore not much. Do what they are trying to do is see if you are even playing in the same ballpark before wasting anyone's time. If you play the game at least give them a range. For me as a hiring manager I want to know 2 things: what salary are you looking for and what salary will you be willing to accept. In my own interviews when I get asked that I first answer with the salary range I want to get, that way we both know we are in the same ballpark or not and we can save some time. If they ask me what i made at my last job I just tell them including bonuses and other perks like stock. In my experience there are no 6 figure Jobs out there where they hope to lowball you at 60k or something ridiculous like that. Bottom line by being up front about salary it is a myth that they are just dying to pay you 50k more than you would happily take and you just screwed yourself out of a giant payday by being up front about it. In fact to me it speaks to someone's integrity of I feel they are trying to play me instead of negotiating in good faith.
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
What he's saying (I think) is that if the company you interviewed with, hired you, they would know they hired someone who had taken his previous job only as a temporary solution. This may then lead them to believe that their job too was only temporary for you.

That said, you can spin that just fine imo.
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I wouldnt worry about it. We live in a period of mass layoffs. Prospective employers understand if you take a lesser postion while gou look for a proper fit. I did it and my new employer did not even care that I had been working in my replacement position for six months.
 
Archie Moses said:
Why? Companies look after themselves. Why not look after yourself?
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I agree companies look after themselves. If you are an employer, what would be your reaction to someone who took a job two weeks of a month ago, but is sitting in your office for an interview?
 
JAZZGASM said:
I wouldnt worry about it. We live in a period of mass layoffs. Prospective employers understand if you take a lesser postion while gou look for a proper fit. I did it and my new employer did not even care that I had been working in my replacement position for six months.
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Six months is a decently long time to see if a new job is a good fit or not.
 
One Brow said:
Six months is a decently long time to see if a new job is a good fit or not.
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I guess it depends on what field you are in. In my specialized field, six months is not long and I actually worried it would affect me. I took a job in N. Dakota after I was part of a RIF at my old job, and it just was not for me. I loved the job there though. Luckily I was able to find an equally good job in a place I enjoy living in (Portland).
 
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One Brow said:
I agree companies look after themselves. If you are an employer, what would be your reaction to someone who took a job two weeks of a month ago, but is sitting in your office for an interview?
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The person interviewing for the position, if he/she had something between their ears, would not reveal that temp/new position or experience in the interview.
 
Archie Moses said:
The person interviewing for the position, if he/she had something between their ears, would not reveal that temp/new position or experience in the interview.
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He/she also needs to have enough between the ears to stay private regarding news of employment on all their social media accounts. Potential employers snoop.
 
BTW, I had another job interview today. I was excited for it but ultimately it was a huge let down. I spent some time researching the company and industry and the qualifications on the job posting made the job seem pretty lucrative with potential (they wanted at least a undergraduate degree and over 5 years of quantifiable success and experience in related field.) The company is based here in Utah and started here around 8 years ago. They have over 100 employees right now. There were 3 people in the interview, two which actually talked, and to be honest, did a really good job asking and answering questions. I also appreciated the fact they had gone over my resume and knew some of my experience and education before the interview. The job was explained to me differently than I had imagined it. Basically, it's phone sales. Sigh. Good ol Utah. They said they start at a base salary of 22 k (I was shocked when they said that) and with commission from the sales could make 10 to 20 k more in the first year. It's not that I'm too proud to work at places, but my number is much higher than that, especially the salary, even with commission. To keep my head above water with financial responsibilities and being able to put some away, it's got to be higher imo.

I also got contacted by another staffing company here in Utah. It's in Park City. It would be for medical staffing and their base salary is between 40k and 50k depending on qualifications. Maybe it's just me, but it seems these staffing companies are pretty aggressive about hiring like financial planners, insurance people and commissioned only jobs. Anyone work in this industry? Do you like the long hours? I hear most people work 50 hours a week to be successful.

Thoughts?
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
I told you I worked in staffing. Do you read?

Love you.

Buzzed.
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Haha. I know you did. I guess I'm looking for more opinions as well (especially here in Utah.) Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts though. It is read, understood, retained/most certainly not forgotten and appreciated. :)
 
Archie Moses said:
BTW, I had another job interview today. I was excited for it but ultimately it was a huge let down. I spent some time researching the company and industry and the qualifications on the job posting made the job seem pretty lucrative with potential (they wanted at least a undergraduate degree and over 5 years of quantifiable success and experience in related field.) The company is based here in Utah and started here around 8 years ago. They have over 100 employees right now. There were 3 people in the interview, two which actually talked, and to be honest, did a really good job asking and answering questions. I also appreciated the fact they had gone over my resume and knew some of my experience and education before the interview. The job was explained to me differently than I had imagined it. Basically, it's phone sales. Sigh. Good ol Utah. They said they start at a base salary of 22 k (I was shocked when they said that) and with commission from the sales could make 10 to 20 k more in the first year. It's not that I'm too proud to work at places, but my number is much higher than that, especially the salary, even with commission. To keep my head above water with financial responsibilities and being able to put some away, it's got to be higher imo.

I also got contacted by another staffing company here in Utah. It's in Park City. It would be for medical staffing and their base salary is between 40k and 50k depending on qualifications. Maybe it's just me, but it seems these staffing companies are pretty aggressive about hiring like financial planners, insurance people and commissioned only jobs. Anyone work in this industry? Do you like the long hours? I hear most people work 50 hours a week to be successful.

Thoughts?
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22,000? Lol you can get that at mcdonalds (and free burgers if yous a cook)

40-50 thousand..... now you are in my range. and i have no skills and no real education. (I didnt even graduate fromy high school)

hold out son
 
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