How to Repond to a Low Ball from an Employer During an Interview

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Consider whether you are that desperate.

   If you know enough about the position to say that you are, accept the low-ball and stick to your guns later.
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   Step 2: Ask if the proposition is negotiable.

   State why the interviewer should consider you a viable candidate for the position. ,,, Whether she carries them out is out of your control.
   
   You can say later that there was an electrical storm or that you pressed the button accidentally if there is a need to do so. , If the interviewer refuses to do it, ask if you can give a range instead.
   
   If the answer is no, thank them for the time and opportunity to discuss the job but that you are not interested in the position anymore, then get up and leave.
   
   They may be upset, but leave. , Maybe it was a bad day for everyone involved.
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   Step 3: Ask if you can give a range instead.

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   Step 4: If they say no and that they have to have your answer now

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   Step 5: ask to be able to think about it for a couple of days.

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   Step 6: If it is a phone interview

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   Step 7: you may hang up if the interviewer threatens to end the interview or begins tossing threats around.

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   Step 8: If it is a in-person interview

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   Step 9: state that you would prefer to negotiate salary at the interview's conclusion and when a job offer is made.

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    Step 10: If they counter offer later

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    Step 11: consider it.

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