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Some people say you cannot negotiate salary for a civil service position. The salary is between 39,000 and 53,000. Is it true you get what you get and you cannot negotiate salary with a state position?

The " between 39 and 53" depends on experience . Also, these jobs are civil service and veterans get preference.. BIG preference.

The salary is usually " take it or leave it" unless you have a particular in-demand skill and/.or tears of experience.

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I interviewed for a company and I feel it went really well, It’s a big move for me and my family.. how do I make sure I get the best salary?

First off – research! Try www.salary.com – it has a salary wizard – to help you determine the salary range. Also try Indeed.com . Be sure you get info for the position for proper location – i.e city, state.

Once you know the going salary range you can start to negotiate. Most companies have a salary range for the position. If the company makes you an offer, ask where it falls in the range. If it’s at the bottom you can negotiate up from there by referencing your experience, skills, etc. that justify why you should not be at the low end of the range. Aim for the middle, it’s unlikely you’d be hired at the top of a range. Also, don’t be the first to mention a salary! This is key. If they ask you, reply with something like "Well, I’m sure you have a range for this position. Considering my experience of xxxx and my accomplishments of yyyy, I’m sure I would fall into at least the middle range." Then be quiet! Whoever talks first loses!

Don’t forget to negotiate other "perks" and consider them in the overall package – i.e. sometimes you can get an extra week of vacation above standard, or get it sooner, etc. It’s cheaper for them than cash money. Also, once a reasonalbe offer is on the table DO NOT accept it right away. Tell them you need a day or two to consider the offer in light of other offer(s) you have (even if you don’t). Don’t tell them you’re expecting an offer in the near future from another company – imply you already have one. Let a day or two go by. Contact them and tell them you really want to work for their company, for reasons x,y,z but you’d like them to consider a salary of "x", where "x" is 1-2% higher than previous offer. If they can’t or won’t then it’s up to you to decide. Be sure to follow up after the first salary discussion and before the call back with a thank you letter that includes verbage re: I’m very interested, still considering, back to you soon.

Don’t forget to get info on cost of living expenses in your new location. What is a high salary in one city could be near poverty in a big metro area.

Hope this helps. Best of luck.
P.S. Don’t start salary negotiations until they offer you the job!

I went for an interview, knowing how much the company would pay for my position. Now I got a letter back, telling me they want to hire me and they are putting the offer letter together.
I want it a little more than they pay for that position. Should I mention it now or I should wait for the offer letter then negotiate afterward?

When you receive the letter, thank them for the offer and make a counter offer.

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I received an email indicating I was on the superior qualified list for a position I applied for with the IRS. The pay grade was a grade 7, I looked up a grade 7 pay grade and it is considerably lower than what I currently make. I have never worked with the gov’t. How do I negotiate my pay? Is it common for them to bump you up 2-3 pay grades? Or can you even negotiate your pay with the Feds?

if they aren’t willing to move you up several grades, you won’t get more pay. The government is rigid on pay grades Find out early if they have flexibility in moving you up the grade tiers before you invest a lot of time in this

At my current job I work 30-40 hours a week and my manager has talked to me about going full time salary. I have to give him a figure tomorrow, but he was giving me a salary range which is based on what i work at 30hrs a week and not 40 hrs, and he told me I might work was many as 50 hours regularly and be on call for things I might need to take care of. =( If you go by my 40 hrs i make 70K a year, if you got by my 30 hrs i make 60K a year, he gave me a figure as low as 35k, and I really dont want to do that. In fact, I really think i should even get more because I have my college degree now and increasing responsabilities. I do not want to make less than what I’m making now, even with health benefits. I have to give him a figure by tomorrow, but I don’t want to not have a job because "I’m too expensive for them", at the same time I’ve been looking for another job too. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

Search salaries on line , like www.dol.gov and www.salaries.com

To make sure you now what the market conditions are for your line of work. Kept in mind that health benifits are very expensive right now.

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I have a temp job through an agency and the company I have the assignment at has expressed interest they want to hire me on permamently.

Even though it’s not the perfect job, I would consider it, but with my experience, I should be getting paid more.

How do I go about negotiating a higher salary?

Would it be through the temp agency or with the company I have the assignment at?

How much more in salary would be fair to ask for?

actually,thats wrong.you cannot get a raise till you are a perment position…