Answering Your Questions - Why it takes so long to hear back after interviews + More!

Today's questions: 

  1. How to negotiate salary
  2. When to move onto the next job
  3. Why it takes so long to hear back after interviews 

How to negotiate salary

  • Be honest
  • Be realistic
  • Know your worth
  • Know what your expertise is getting paid for in the market
  • Know the market
  • What is the supply and demand 
  • Be really upfront in that initial conversation regarding your expectations 

If you get an offer you're not jazzed about: 

  • Express gratitude
  • Be genuine
  • Be honest 
  • Share your expectations 
  • Ask if there is any wiggle room 
  • Be open to different options 
  • Know what will get you to a 'yes' and be transparent about it 

When to move to the next job: 

  • You're not happy 
  • Compensation 
  • You don't have any growth opportunities 
  • Bored, need new challenges 
  • Expand your skillset 
  • Get experience in a new industry 

Why it takes so long to hear back after interviews: 

  • A recruiter never wants it to take long
  • Could be slow hiring manager feedback 
  • Manager could be indecisive 
  • Could be a bad recruiter 
  • Org changes 
  • Could be waiting for you to follow up or provide feedback 
  • Could be a really poor or shitty interview process 
  • Could be a major hiring push, volume wise, everyone is overloaded 

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