what is your desired salary?

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:smack: i HATE questions like this in any arena in life (ie awkward ones)

i’m a recent graduate, looking for my first job with NO experience

what kind of salary am i supposed to ask for?

i don’t want to sell myself short, nor do i want to aim too high (frankly, i don’t even know what i’m worth, though at this point i don’t think its much)

so how am i supposed to answer such a question?

advice please :bummer:

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Re: what is your desired salary?

depends where are u right now …
and in which feild u’ve done ur grad.

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Try www.salary.com to find a range.Also Caree builder has good tips on salary negotiations:)

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Re: what is your desired salary?

It's a common question, and someone who has say 5+ years of experience in his/her domain of expertise is entitled to make a decision based on salary information.

For new grads, the intention in such questions is to gain a sense of how much you know your industry... study salary surveys / talk to ppl etc. and during the interview process, if and when asked, emphasize that you're flexible but portray that you've done your research.

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Liberal Arts graduate: 6 dollars an hour
MD: 80k-200K
MBA from Good school 45-65k
MBA from average school 25-40k
Computer Science 45-60K
Engineering: 25-35k

Please don't get mad , I have a lengthy experience of life and this is based on my everyday observations. I have been in USA for 18 years.

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MBA from good school 45-65? avg school $25-40K
whats your definition of good school? or avg school?

or are you looking at salaries from 2 decades ago as a basis for your statement?

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Re: what is your desired salary?

here is some data from this decade from one source which is typically conservative

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Ok no problem X2 go ahead correct me. Why get mad on such a small thing. So I made a mistake fine correct me why try to start a fight on something so petty ? This is open forum I have my basis of an statement you have yours and I will not doubt it for a moment.

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:pcg: am I over paid. hmmmmmmm

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get mad? what fight mon ami?

I asked you for your basis of the info. thats not fighting words
I asked you for when this data was valid, thinking that mayeb you were thinking of the rates from 18 years ago since you mentioned that timeline in your post.
and then I posted somethin that provideddiff data.

although I am still interested in seeing the basis of your statement.

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I stand correctd. You are right. I have been living in an old world. My basis was very old. Good luck to every newly minted MBA the market seems to be thirsty for MBA's now.

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Re: what is your desired salary?

As a fresh grad, you should only worry about getting your foot in the door right now. So knowing the market rate for entry level positions in your field with your qualifications, make up your mind on the numbers going in and be flexible.

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thanks for all the replies guys, i'll definitely check out the links and take some of your advice-some of it was really helpful, i def appreciate it

the reason i'm asking how i'm supposed to answer that is because some applications are asking me to state a salary and i just don't want to feel like i'm asking for too little or too much

this whole thing is just so overwhelming

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Re: what is your desired salary?

your uni placement center can give u a good idea on what is a good number to get your foot in the door, it also depends on how in demand your skills are and what the job market is like.

but just like giving too high a number can hurt, giving too low a number casn raise eyebrows as well.

check salary.com or other salary survey sites, maybe look on wetfeet.com or vault.com as well. on vault.com

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Sucks to be an MBA these days :rotfl:

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When you are filling out an employment application, and it has a question on what is your desired salary... my suggestion is to just say "market salary". Don't write a number there.

You don't want to come across as either someone who is too full of herself (if you write a high number), or someone who can be underpaid (if you write a figure that is less than what the Company had planned to offer). You can state your researched fresh grad salary in the actual interview or during salary discussion.

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Students of b-schools (the top ones) in India are getting pre-graduation offers of between 85K to 100K USD. The 2nd tier b-schools average half that. Top students in the top schools are known to have gotten offers as high as 150K + bonus!

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You should be more concerned about getting your foot in the door at the right location. You should not worry about salary .... the money will follow in due time.

Just my 2 cents,

Cheers!

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^ that is only partly correct, especially for MBAs and Finance majors I think. If you join for too low a salary it will take a loooooong time to get what you deserve.

For engineers and lawyers however, joining a reputed firm and getting great practice (even if working for peanuts) is more important.

I am saying this out of personal experience.

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you are right stircrasy, I lowballed myselfd massively to get a job where I was being sponsored, and I had to jump jobs to get to where i should have been to start with.