Salary Negotiation Tips Thou Shalt Not Regret Salary Disclosure

Salary Negotiation Tips Thou Shalt Not Regret Salary DisclosureSalary Negotiation Tips Thou Shalt Not Regret Salary DisclosureJust because they know your current salary or salary expectations doesnt mean you cant negotiate for a ritterlich market value.The Ten Commandments of Salary Negotiation (Part 2) Salary expert Jack Chapman offers 10 lessons on salary negotiation in the vein of the Ten Commandments.Oops, I already told the interviewer how much I make. Now what?All is not lost Just because she knows your current salary or salary expectations doesnt mean you cant negotiate for a fair market value.Once youve broken the sound barrier, so to speak, on your salary, you at least have one advantage no more tug of war between you and your potential employer about revealing salary.If salary bumped you out of interviewing, it will be hard to gain re-entry at all, and even if you do, it might be at the price of an informal pre-interview agreement that if chosen, youll consider a pay cut.If youre still in the running, however, your disclosed circumstances make it doubly important to do your research well. In this case, you dont need to address salary again until theres an offer. At that point use researched facts about the fair market value for someone with your skill set in a similar job in the region, not your past salary, to substantiate your salary request.When theyve decided to hire you, its time to make the move away from the number you disclosed to your ideal compensation. Dont let your past salary be the starting point for negotiations. Let your own satisfaction and joy of receiving great pay be the motivating force behind you at this point.Remember that what you negotiate now is what youll live with for a long time. A minute or two here can engender months and months of satisfaction - or the opposite if you miss this opportunity. Lets assume theyve made an offer. What do you say?Respond with, I know Ive discussed my current salary/salary expectations. I want to make sure from this point forward that were looking for a compensation package that is not just a raise from my previous job, but rather a motivating, fair, value-based salary we will both be satisfied with. Can we agree on that principle?Once you have your agreement on that, you can return to standard salary negotiation.Read other installments in this seriesPart 1 Salary Negotiation Tips Thou Shalt Not Speak Too SoonPart 2 Salary Negotiation Tips Thou Shalt Not Regret Salary DisclosurePart 3 Salary Negotiation Tips Let the Employer Make the First Salary OfferPart 4 Salary Negotiation Tips Thou Shalt Not AgreePart 5 Salary Negotiation Tips Know How Much Money Youre WorthPart 6 Salary Negotiation Tips Thou Shalt Covet Thine Own Benefits and PerksPart 7 Salary Negotiation Tips This Is the Job Thou CovetethPart 8 Salary Negotiation Tips Thou Shalt Not Worry about Earthly EconomyPart 9 Salary Negotiation Tips Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of Thy Salary in VainPart 10 Salary Negotiati on Tips Honor Thy Wealth and Prosperity