Job interview question you should always ask to get more money
Asking about salary is one of the most awkward yet important elements of a job interview process.
If you have been job hunting for a while, you know the pain of going through endless job applications, interviews, and tests only to hear nothing back from an employee or to be met with 'thank you for your application' emails. New job processes can be demoralising but you have to stick it out if you want to land a role.
Even if you are glad to just get the job offer post-interview, you have got to consider what your salary is going to be and make it a priority - particularly in the current financial state. An interview expert says you should "never accept a job on the spot" as you will never get the "best offer".
Anna Papalia, author of Interviewology: The New Science of Interviewing, took to her TikTok page @ann..papalia - where she shared job application tips - and said: "When you receive a job offer never accept it on the spot!"
Anna said before signing on, you should say: 'Thank you so much, is this negotiable?'. If they say 'no' then you can decide to go ahead with the role, based on the initial salary offered. But, if they say 'yes' they could increase their offer. The interview pointed out that the employer is "going to do anything in their power to hire you", which means suddenly you have the ability to ask for more.
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Papalia explained: "They just interviewed 50 people and they decided that you are the person for the job. Why wouldn't they hear you out and see if they can give you what you want? Also, if what you want is an extra $5K (£3.92k) on salary they will do it if they can because they want to fill the position and move on in the same way you want to get a job and stop your job search."
She added: "If they say it's not negotiable then you know you got their best offer and you need to then decide if you can live with that offer. If they won't or can't negotiate the ball is now in your court. Take 24 hours to think about it.
"They will only take the offer away if you lie, misrepresent yourself or negotiate unprofessionally. Trust me, if they have made you an offer they want to try to make it work and you would have to do something stupid to get them to take your offer away."
Responding to the TikTok, one individual said: "I am a recruiter and we do always leave room to negotiate. Often we are giving you are best offer from the start. You can ask to negotiate, but the answer may be no." "Thank you so much for all your tips, you have been really a huge help to me during my process," another told Anna.
But a number of people disagreed with her. One person said: "I followed this and they the offer back. They didn't even negotiate." Another wrote: "In the current job market I'll take what I can get and not risk messing it up."
One other said: "Don't accept on the spot and they will send this same offer letter to the next candidate that's going to accept it." A number of people said the tip works for specific jobs and salary-based roles. "This is very dependent on the type of job," one added.
Another employer said: "Hiring manager here. do not follow this advice unless you're applying for a salary position only. Any other position, they will just reject you."
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