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

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