Interview Etiquette

[Dogmama]

This thread is terrifying. I am never going to apply for a job again in my life

I got my existing job on a perfectly written application and the ability to nod and smile and interject the occasional funny comment while my three interviewers chatted blithely among themselves.

I had an all day interview with key faculty members, lunch with the dept head and interviewed by three different committees. Talk about stress!

Salary negotiations:

1. Know what others in your field make. Add or subtract your experience and/or educational background. Come with data - be able to name sources.

2. If you cannot get your salary now - ask that you be reviewed in six months. Make it clear what you want (salary wise) if the boss is naming a figure below your figure.

3. This is touchy - your friend has a perspective that may - or may not - be correct. Perhaps s/he was offered a lower salary, or knows others who were, but perhaps those individuals are not as qualified as you. In other words, don't take one person's comment as truth.