Originally Posted by
Hound
The trick is just getting that first call back. Then ask the questions. Do not, under any circumstance, seem desperate about the pay. It does nothing but hurt you. Many on here will disagree but I have been on both sides. It is perfectly legitimate to inquire but tone is all important at this point. As with any negotiations, the one who states a price first loses. You will either be real low or over priced to what they are thinking... Either way you lose. Ask for a "pay range" to "see if we are in the same ballpark" and go from there. For just getting out of the military, go in knowing you already have a job and they are trying to get you to walk away from it. My first job out of the military was with Raytheon. They came in at over 3 times what I was making in the military and more than I had ever made in my life....... I turned it down to see if they would sweeten the pot.... And they did.
Good luck
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