How to ask for a better salary while job interviewing

Dear Don,

I’ve started reading your book, and I’ll save my good remarks for later,
but for now, I really would appreciate if you could give me more
pointers on how I can ask for a good offer that is, lets say, twice or
thrice as much as my current salary?

I worry that during the interview, they’ll ask me how much I am earning
right now. Because I am not earning what should be the going rate for my
position. And I can’t lie, or give a range, cause my salary is written
on my employment certificate. How can I go about this?

I wish you can dedicate 5pages on how to go about asking for better
salary.

Thank you, and more power!!!

Sincerely,

Dianne

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Hi Dianne,

What you’re earning right now should not impact how much you’re actually
worth and should be paid. If it were me, let’s say $20,000 was written
on my employment cert. and I went for a job interview, and people in my
profession with my experience level, and where the average salary was
$50,000, then that is what I would list as my salary requirements. And
I would not even bring up the $20k. If they bring it up, and ask why are
you asking for so much more that what you’re making, then you could tell
you were forced to take a job with less pay until something else better
came along. Tell them that $50k is the average salary for people in
your line of work and that is what you feel you are worth. Ask them,
“that’s not a problem for you, is it?”

I really doubt anything like that will even come up, because companies
are not out to low ball you like that anyway. Most companies will pay
you what they feel you are worth and use industry standards as guide
lines.

I hope this helps. Let me know if you need anything else.

Best regards,

Don

Format a list of job references

To format a list of job references is a relatively simple task. All you
need are the names and contact information for at least three to four of
your best job references.

To format this list, title the top of your reference page like this:

Professional References for Susan Smith

I would even suggest putting it in a 12-14 point bold font.

Then very simply list your references using this format:

Reference Name, Company where they work, their position
City, State
Email address:
Phone or Cell Phone number: 216-555-1212

Then proceed to the next reference.

At the bottom of this page I’ll show you a template you can use.

Keep in mind that your references should be on one single piece of
paper. Make sure you don’t put “references available on request” on
your resume. Mainly because it’s unnecessary and because employers will
assume you have references and they will ask you when they are getting
close to making you a job offer.

When creating your reference sheet to take to the interview, put it on
letter-head that matches your resume and cover letter. In addition to
looking good, the letterhead will identify whose reference sheet it is
if it gets separated from your letter and resume.

Here are a few more tips on job references writing that I recently created in my blog.

Professional References for Susan Smith

Chris Fields, ARC, Solutions Design Consultant
Chicago, IL
Email: Chris@arcnow.com
Cell: 312-554-1234

Joyce Cirner, Microsoft – Partner Account Manager
Redmond, WA
Email: joyce_cirner@Microsoft.com
Cell: 312-555-0558

Susan Bridge, Independent Network Consultant
Olmsted Falls, Ohio
Email: sbridge@hotmail.com
Cell: 440-666-5449

David Jones, Chicago Public Library
Chicago, IL
Email: David_Jones@cpl.org
Phone: 569-123-5588 Ext. 10

Bob parker, Computer Sales, Eventus
Independence, Ohio
Email: bob.parker@yahoo.com
Phone: 440-555-7782 or 216-555-1900

This is all you need to do to format a list of job references.