Salary and Benefits

"Salary" is an interview key word that frequently appear in job ads or job descriptions.  Interview key words similar to salary include:

• compensation

• benefits

• pay

Listed below are a few of the possible interview questions related to "responsible" that you may be asked in the interview.  Review each interview question below to prepare yourself for the interview.

Review these critical interview tips before your interview:

• Interview Etiquette

• How to Dress for Your Interview

• Questions to Ask the Interviewers

You have the experience and skills.  Now put it all together and get the edge in the job interview with the Complete Interview Guide.  Answer questions naturally without sounding rehearsed and build confidence for the interview.

• Learn how to practice right for the interview.

• Good or bad?  I wish, I think, I feel.

• How can hand gestures improve your interview performance?

• Why are mock interviews important?  Why isn't one mock interview enough?

• Why you shouldn't use limiting words such as "only" or "just"?

Plus:

• Answers to the toughest interview situations - follow-up letters, illegal questions, salary, job history questions and more!

• How to answer and how not to answer

• Questions to ask the interviewers

• What should you do the day of the interview?

• Identify possible interview questions

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Job Interview Questions

Notice how small changes in the interview questions will change your answer.  Possible follow-up questions are noted with a bullet.  Use our mock interviews based on actual job listings and interviews for more interview practice:  

1. What salary are you seeking?

2. What is your current salary?

3. Why do you think we should pay you the salary you are seeking?

4. How much should we pay you?

INTERVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A detailed answer and analysis of a tough interview question from Matt & Nan DeLuca, authors of the best selling "Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions" (new edition) and "More Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions"

What do you expect your starting salary to be?

Do you have enough information about this new job to determine your salary?  If not, ask for the information that is needed.  "Before I can discuss salary, I would like to know the reporting requirements and how many people I would be supervising.  In addition, what are the skill levels and experience of my staff?"  You can also ask "What are others in similar positions being paid?" 

When you can no longer stall or seek additional information..."Based on what you have told me and exclusive of other compensation elements I feel that the position would warrant a salary range of $_______ to $___________"  Name a range such as $40,000 to $45,000 to give both sides some wiggle room and allow for some give-and-take when benefits and other compensation is considered.  If you know what you are willing to accept as salary and what the market pays, using a salary range should permit you to be negotiable.

Here are more tough interview questions and situations answered in the Complete Interview Guide:

• When do I ask for more money than the employer is offering?

• I've already negotiated salary.  What is the best way to negotiate benefits?

• I will need to take a step back in salary.  I don't know how to handle the question, "What is your current salary?"

• How can I ask the interviewer to negotiate after I have already given him my price?  The interviewer acted as if the figure I gave was more than what he had in mind.