http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2005/08/06/the-art-of-silence-in-an-interview-3-things-to-not-say/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:34:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2005/08/06/the-art-of-silence-in-an-interview-3-things-to-not-say/#comment-135906 Lisa Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:42:34 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2005/08/06/the-art-of-silence-in-an-interview-3-things-to-not-say/#comment-135906 The best advice I ever got on how to avoid giving that magic number was this: Answer the first inquiry, as Penelope said, with a question back such as "What salary range are you thinking for this job." If they decline to tell you, you can simply ask point blank "is there a reason the salary range for this is confidential?" They have a range. They know that you know that they have a range. Assuming there is no reason for them not to tell you the range will, more often than not, get you the information you are looking for. The best advice I ever got on how to avoid giving that magic number was this: Answer the first inquiry, as Penelope said, with a question back such as "What salary range are you thinking for this job." If they decline to tell you, you can simply ask point blank "is there a reason the salary range for this is confidential?" They have a range. They know that you know that they have a range. Assuming there is no reason for them not to tell you the range will, more often than not, get you the information you are looking for.

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