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teep_ posted...

What do I do? So far I've been taking the salary I 'expect' (based on my qualifications and the job in question) and adding 5 to 10% on top. Is that good? Bad? It's not a compulsory question on the applications I've sent so far so I don't think it matters too much, but still <_<

What industry and position are you applying for, and what's your years of experience?

Do some research in the company on Glassdoor and they might have some salaries posted for your position by other people. Might.

Also check salary.com. You can check the range of the how much your position makes in your city.

Give your range. At the low end have it like 5-10k higher than you got in your last job. Higher can just be like 10-20% more than your last job or more. It really depends what kind of job this is. With white collar skilled jobs, there's definitely more room to negotiate.. especially if you already have years experience in the industry, you have more leverage to not get low balled.

Really you just have to know what you are worth. Sound confident and you can get more if you have the skills for the job. When you give an offer and they come back to you. if it's at the lower end of the range, pause and counter offer or tell them you will get back to them in a few hrs. Then say you would like to be on the higher end because you have the skills necessary and you want to at least match the salary on salary.com, etc.