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So I am full-time employed and while I do love my job & company, they pay me far below what I am worth. I have been looking for another job for over a year now & it's been grim at best. I have gotten a few interviews over the year but nothing panned out. I went on an interview on Friday. I thought I had it in the bag but today they let me know they are going with someone else.
I don't know what it is I am doing wrong. I have stellar references. I have 15 solid years of experience. I have a college degree. I manage people. I have been an asset to every company I have been at - and not b/c I think so - but because they have both told me so and told companies so when they called for references... so what gives?
Potentially I may be asking for too much $$ but I am asking for what I feel I am WORTH & what I've been told I am worth and what the market and things like salary.com etc etc say I am worth for my field and level of experience. What I am asking for I don't feel is unfair, however, if a person comes in and is willing to accept less perhaps the co's are choosing that person over me.
I am a big believer in you get what you pay for. Experience and good people come @ a price.
It is discouraging to say the least and I feel stuck in a rut and not sure what I should do.
Potentially I may be asking for too much $$ but I am asking for what I feel I am WORTH & what I've been told I am worth and what the market and things like salary.com etc etc say I am worth for my field and level of experience. what I should do.
What are you demanding pay wise and what were the offers?
It's great to know what you're worth, but the companies are looking at their bottom line, not your bank account.
This; there may be a budget limitation for the companies you are applying for. Just because you might deserve it doesn't mean they can afford it; they also have to report to their management.
Are you a manager in some kind of technical field or other?
The amount of positions that are prioritized by companies just keeps shrinking. Management for non technical roles is more and more about lets just have a bunch of policies and hire the cheapest person to follow them.
Are you a manager in some kind of technical field or other?
The amount of positions that are prioritized by companies just keeps shrinking. Management for non technical roles is more and more about lets just have a bunch of policies and hire the cheapest person to follow them.
I work in the media/entertainment field... so ya, non-technical.
Still though. I get saving $$ is important to companies but then they are going to get crappy people.
This; there may be a budget limitation for the companies you are applying for. Just because you might deserve it doesn't mean they can afford it; they also have to report to their management.
yes but they asked me what I was targeting on the initial phone call and then still brought me in for 2 in-person interviews. If my target was not in range, why even bother moving me forward in the process at all?
I also realize there might be better people than me but why do I keep getting rejected after every interview I go to? I am well-dressed & groomed, I am professional... I don't understand what is wrong.
yes but they asked me what I was targeting on the initial phone call and then still brought me in for 2 in-person interviews. If my target was not in range, why even bother moving me forward in the process at all?
I also realize there might be better people than me but why do I keep getting rejected after every interview I go to? I am well-dressed & groomed, I am professional... I don't understand what is wrong.
Because you might of been the holy grail, the perfect person who could move mountains, you know, the thing that doesn't exist, yet employers still think they can find.
The person they hired is probably not as good as you, but good enough in their mind and much cheaper.
You have to just keep looking until you find that company that values what you have and is willing to pay for it.
You need to lower your salary demands. Getting a job is a value play, employers are deciding that your possible extra skill is not worth extra money and going with the better deal.
It also sounds like you are looking for a large bump up from what you are currently paid, that is not likely to happen. Next time try asking for current salary plus 10%, I think you will have much better luck than just throwing out an arbitrary number.
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