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so.
do you typically get an offer at the interview? or within the week?
- Jaline0
I've been lucky enough to get interviewers who were really bad with hiding the fact that they liked my resume and want to hire me, but wanted to see some 'other applicants' first.
If they really like you then they will generally get back to you within a few days, if it's a harder decision with more applicants then it can take a week or so.
- tkmeister0
i usually ask them at the 1st interview and tell them my salary expectation.
i usually find out what to expect from people i know so there aren't too many surprises.
- jamble0
sometimes, they don't even offer the job at all.
- honest0
how long is a piece of string?
- nocomply0
I think 90% of the time you won't get an offer at the initial interview.
From my experience companies are always pressed for time and getting back to potential employees is usually last on their list. I would say waiting 1-2 weeks for an offer is pretty normal, but then again my experience only goes a few years back.
- Jaline0
I don't have very much experience either, primarily because I'm only 19, but again, I would suspect that people won't call you back for a week or so. Just ask them at the interview. But a few of my friends were told that they would hear back within a few days from their interviewers and some didn't even contact them back until my friends contacted them again.
- DaveO0
I've had most jobs offered a couple of days afterwards. Anyone ever fucked themselves over with salary? When they say "What's your current salary" and you say what you ACTUALLY earn, then they say "Good, great...that'll be about right".
Okay then, I'm going to move job to get the same money...now THAT'S exciting!
- ornj0
Give them some time then call them back. Also its not a bad idea to make contact shortly after the interview. It's perfectly acceptable to thank them for their time, blah blah, bullshit a bullshitter.
They see your name again and they see you are committed.
- nocomply0
Hey so regarding that salary issue...what do you do when they ask how much you currently earn?
Do you have a professional way to sidestep the issue?
Do you lie?
What do you do?
- Soler0
I tell them what I want to earn now, not what I am currently making.
AND, they usually tell you at the interview when they will get back to you.
- Baskerville0
tell them how much you want to earn for the job not what you are currently on (within reason). Last interview I had I added about 1-2k on to my current salary, otherwise why move jobs?
- Soler0
1-2k, are you serious? thats like, less than 40 bucks difference per paycheck at best.
You want to be moving up, I would say to make at least a 5k-10k jump each time you change jobs. Progress is the key. The most important salary negotiation is in the begining. You're stuck in that range until/unless you get promoted. Make your salary upgrade count.
- nedword0
Salary issue: I think it depends how often you jump jobs.. I know that jumping around in this industry is commonplace, so if your moving every year, you might as well only bump it up 2-3k. If your moving every 5? eww.. much higher.
I'm only 21, but in terms of summer design jobs, i've gone up about $5/hour, each summer.
Ned
- Baskerville0
I was talking 1-2k in £s ie 2-4k in $
- fr0st0
ive had jobs call me the day after or offer the job right their and then... one was for a magazine and one was for a printer..the others i waited a week and called back to see the progress on hiring...
u can always call in and arrange interviews with fake aliases and rig it so no one will come and freak them out over the phone..
hey it worked for mrs. doubtfire!