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 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:51:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2005/08/06/the-art-of-silence-in-an-interview-3-things-to-not-say/comment-page-1/#comment-219046 Nike shoes ipod Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:10:32 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2005/08/06/the-art-of-silence-in-an-interview-3-things-to-not-say/#comment-219046 Twenty percent of the world will, in fact, be able to accommodate that. So instead of talking about reasonable hours, observe the office to see the hours people keep. Twenty percent of the world will, in fact, be able to accommodate that. So instead of talking about reasonable hours, observe the office to see the hours people keep.

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]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2005/08/06/the-art-of-silence-in-an-interview-3-things-to-not-say/comment-page-1/#comment-188285 Alex Wu Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:50:42 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2005/08/06/the-art-of-silence-in-an-interview-3-things-to-not-say/#comment-188285 Interesting tips. Not talking about the hunt, that's common sense, but people still make that mistake. As for 2nd point, in not mentioning about salary, I thought we should at least give a ballpark figure to use as the first anchor point for negotiation. As for reasonable hours, that depends on that individual definition of "reasonable hours". In Silicon Valley, working past 11 pm is fairly normal, even on weekends, so that is pretty much implied, when a person takes such a job. Interesting tips. Not talking about the hunt, that's common sense, but people still make that mistake. As for 2nd point, in not mentioning about salary, I thought we should at least give a ballpark figure to use as the first anchor point for negotiation. As for reasonable hours, that depends on that individual definition of "reasonable hours". In Silicon Valley, working past 11 pm is fairly normal, even on weekends, so that is pretty much implied, when a person takes such a job.

]]> http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2005/08/06/the-art-of-silence-in-an-interview-3-things-to-not-say/comment-page-1/#comment-135906 Lisa Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:42:34 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/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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