Which Pay Scale?

[Mowbray]

I am applying for a job that i'd really want but i am concerned about the starting salary.  In the ad' it's states the salary is 11K to 16K.  The current job i am in at the moment is nearly 14K.

From my experiences i am more than apt to for this job i want to apply for.  If i was employed would they give me the starting salary (11K) or would they offer me when i am currently earning?

If i get to the interview stage i'll tell them what wage i am on at the mo' and would they be offering the start of the payscale for this post.

The job is with the local council.

anybody have an idea of which starting salary they'd give me?? (i'd only accept if i was offered no less than my current)

thanks

[Loosehead]

They'll offer the lowest they think they can get away with. It's up to you to either take it or hold out for more. It's a combination of how badly you want the job and how badly they want you. If there are a lot of good applicants for the job then they'll offer pretty close to the starting salary and say take it or leave it. You'll just have to judge the situation on it's merits.

[Lillabet]

When a job is advertised the usual approach is that the company will be envisioning making an offer near to or at the bottom of the scale.

However if you have relevant experience or expertise that they want then they may be persuaded to make a higher offer. At the interview they will ask if you have any questions or points to raise and that is when you should discuss salary (unless it has come up earlier in their questions to you, in which case that is when you should discuss it.)

You can ask how the starting salary for the successful candidate is to be set. Then say that if you were successful you would be looking to match the salary in your current role. You will need to justify this with regard to the council's interests - so don't say that this is the minimum you can live off.

Say that you exceed the basic requirements for the job - say how - do they want at least 1 year's experience and you have 3? If so this would be one example. But don't start negotiations in the interview. Just give examples.

If they offer you the job you can accept subject to satisfactory terms and conditions. If the salary they offer is too low then explain that interested as you are you will have to turn their kind offer down as it does not meet your current salary. If they really want you then this is the point at which you negotiate.

Don't forget it isn't just about salary. If they offered you slightly less but with a guarantee of training that would mean in 6 months you'd be earning substanitally more then this might be worth considering...

[twiglet4frog]

chances are they will ask u what sort of wage u are wanting from the position, tell them that if u were considered that as u are already working for 15k a year then u would really only consider the position approximately similar to it, chances are that if u are worthy of the job they might try to barter down to about 14 k and then u get the job u want for the same wage u were already on and they think they have managed to get u for 1k less than they thought u would work for,

end of the day, u need to make sure u get the job before u decide about pay, once u have it u will know what u will get paid and u can then decide if u want it or not, or even tell them that u will only accept the position provide they pay the 14k or more