Recruitment Advice

Once you have been offered the role for your new job, you will then have the difficult conversation of reaching an agreed salary amount. The employer will have a set budget in mind so reading between the lines and reaching the top end of the budget is difficult.

You must:

• Research the market rates before you attend the interview,  research similar roles within the same sector and size of business.

• Know you bottom line, what is the minimum figure you will accept don’t just give one figure, give a pay range. A good way to do this is to look at your current salary and add 10% - 15%.

• Consider the whole package not just the salary, benefits such as holiday pay, sick leave, pension, life insurance and health insurance all lead into the hundreds of pounds on top of your basic salary.

• Try to ask for a early pay review, make sure that before settling on a figure for your salary you ask for a date for when your salary will be reviewed.

• Get all of the above in writing, if your employer agrees all your terms and conditions must request this in writing.