Tips For Work And Life With Andrew Lacivita

Expected salary is ridiculous. Budgeted salary…sillier still. Just like advertised salary, unadvertised salary, and the-salary-we-hope-to-pay salary. How do I know this? Let’s see... Negotiated over 600 employment agreements and salaries as an executive recruiter. Wait. There’s more. Of the more-than 3,000 people I’ve personally coached as an international career coach, I’ll estimate, conservatively, 25% of them needed negotiation help. That’s…let me carry the…wait, is that grouping, carrying, or borrowing now? Either way, roughly 750 more. Can we agree on over 1,000 data points (even though it’s over 1,300)? Cool. Let’s say, for the sake of email argument, you’ll play along. Why do we even have budgeted salaries? Why ask about expected salaries? Well, companies and people think this saves time. I think it helps you miss opportunities as an employer or employee. What should YOU do instead of focusing on these expectations when you enter an interview process as a job candidate? Learn the 5 most important varia