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tszaboo:

--- Quote from: tggzzz on July 01, 2021, 06:07:33 pm ---"What pay do you want?" Easy :)

Offer me wt I am worth to you. If you pay me much more than your existing employees, they may become unhappy. If it is less than I think I am worth, then I would be unhappy if I accepted the over.

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It is none of their business, how much another engineer is earning. Just dont talk about it with coworkers, ever.
Besides, usually the highest earners are not the best engineers but the best negotiators.


--- Quote from: mzdenkov on July 01, 2021, 05:25:09 pm ---Worst question is "what payment level do you expect", because i have no XP in working sector, i must say " i dont know, i have no XP in workong sector " which is unprofessional  IMHO.
Most engineers keep their payment level secret. -> cant say "ill be your slave for minimal payment".

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Ask others. You have alumni at university, get someone to talk to you, they will help you.
There is a statistics that people who switch jobs every 3-4 years earn 50% more than loyal employees. Loyalty, is not awarded, and you are not there to make friends.
Try to get their offer first. If they low-ball you, the correct reaction is: "I assume this is after taxes, right?"

coppercone2:
realize you are literally the only guy excited to go to that place and relax, most people sleep 2 hours so they forget the work day and get out of working

find something uniquely relevant to the company and learn it, usually in a work place when you start doing 'high level' useful work (from their universe) its mostly unrelated to any 'hot bragging skills hot shot stuff' that you might be anxious about. Companies are ultra slow and methodical when it comes to their designs. There is usually a very particular and established product line that does something very specific for their market that might look like a stupid nuance but its going to be the only thing that matters. (this can be seen as 'doing one thing very right')

tggzzz:

--- Quote from: tszaboo on July 02, 2021, 05:28:18 pm ---
--- Quote from: tggzzz on July 01, 2021, 06:07:33 pm ---"What pay do you want?" Easy :)

Offer me wt I am worth to you. If you pay me much more than your existing employees, they may become unhappy. If it is less than I think I am worth, then I would be unhappy if I accepted the over.

--- End quote ---
It is none of their business, how much another engineer is earning. Just dont talk about it with coworkers, ever.

--- End quote ---

One of the best companies I've worked at, a multidisciplinary contract R&D house with ~150 employees, had an official anonymous scattergram of age vs salary posted on a noticeboard. You could see where you were relative to others, and could guess the identity of outliers.

That removed any anxiety over salary, and allowed people to enjoy the work.


--- Quote ---Besides, usually the highest earners are not the best engineers but the best negotiators.


--- Quote from: mzdenkov on July 01, 2021, 05:25:09 pm ---Worst question is "what payment level do you expect", because i have no XP in working sector, i must say " i dont know, i have no XP in workong sector " which is unprofessional  IMHO.
Most engineers keep their payment level secret. -> cant say "ill be your slave for minimal payment".

--- End quote ---
Ask others. You have alumni at university, get someone to talk to you, they will help you.
There is a statistics that people who switch jobs every 3-4 years earn 50% more than loyal employees. Loyalty, is not awarded, and you are not there to make friends.
Try to get their offer first. If they low-ball you, the correct reaction is: "I assume this is after taxes, right?"

--- End quote ---

Only works for the first job in some industries.

mc172:

--- Quote from: tom66 on June 26, 2021, 09:26:41 pm ---"What is your biggest weakness?"

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This question (and this kind of question in general) really annoys me and is complete bollocks, I don't recommend doing it but I call them out on it any any questions like it. I point out the ridiculousness of the situation - I'm trying to come across as the strongest candidate but you want me to admit weakness? Even more bizarre is that you're supposed to have a prepared answer to that exact question, therefore what is the interviewer actually gaining from that question? Why even ask it if it's some pre-cooked bullshit?

It's never failed me but again, I don't recommend doing it unless you're happy to live with it!

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