Message #73604

[Cathy S]

Hi Cathy

Have a snoop online - several of the large agencies do annual salary surveys.  Now okay they probably don't cover your region in detail but it gives you a starting point and you can extrapolate for the region you live in and the sector.

Then add a little to their basic salary - if they accept the figure you quote you have probably gone too low - go a little high and sell to the panel what you can do for their organisation - what value you add to their business.  If they like you the worst they will do is offer a lower salary.

Beware the myth that you can always get a performance based increase if you take a lower start point - it very rarely happens.

Good luck

Cathy