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回答: 謝謝老土！你的回答非常有借鑒性！但是 由 正月 於 2007-02-07 09:28:15
來源: 美國老土 於 07-02-07 10:57:41

Story: You passed the first or second round of the interview. (means technically you are doing OK, they like you so far) Now HR or the hiring manager asks you:
-- How much salary do you want?
-- What is your current salary?
-- What is your salary in your previous job?
-- OK, I don't care how much you earn in the past, tell me how much salary do you want.
-- How much salary will make you happy to join us?

Wrong answer:
-- I am open.
-- I want $#####.
-- I don't know.
-- I don't care.

Better answers:

-- (for the Sr. professional, your very confident about your skill and the job market, you have job now)
I fully understand how challenging this position is and how important it is for the company. I anticipate I can use my expertise to make contribution for the company from day one. As you can see, with my background and experience, I have a very competitive salary so far, would you please let me know what is the salary range for this position?
HR: the range is $n1 to $n2;
Answer: I am definitely in the higher end, we can start from there.

-- (for the new professional, first time to get a job)
I fully understand how challenging this position is and how important it is for the company. After the previous interview, I am very sure there is a perfect match at here between my education background and the requirement for this position, I am very confident I can do the job well. Since you are the HR/Manager, you must know the budget, would you please let me know what is the salary range for this position?
HR: -- the rage is between $n1 and $n2
Answer: Thanks for let me know, based on my quality and my background, I am definitely in the higher end. I will be very happy to start from there.

HR: -- We can't tell you the range.
Answer: Fully understand. Since you are the expert for HR, I am sure there are many other similar positions in the company, would you please let me know what is the salary range for the similar position in the company?

Summary: To avoid to be the looser, let HR tell you what is the salary range for this position.