How To Successfully Negotiate Higher Salary With HR

Do you want to a job that pays you

• Rs 50,000/- to Rs 60,000/- Per Month or
• Rs 60,000/- to Rs 75,000/- Per Month or
• Rs 75,000/- to Rs 100,000/- Per Month

 A salary negotiation window exists from the time you offer a job to a candidate until the acceptance of the job by your selected candidate. The results of this salary negotiation can leave a candidate feeling wanted by your organization or devalued. The results of this salary negotiation can leave the employer excited to welcome the candidate or feeling as if he lost.

A positive employer and a positive employee are the results of a successful salary negotiation. Here are tips for conducting a successful salary negotiation.

1. Don’t Start with Asking “What would be my Salary?”

First one is never start your conversation with HR asking “What is going to be my Salary” Well! This is bad manners. You should never give a number or put across a demand in front your HR.

In fact, your HR should ask from you “what is your salary expectation”. So wait for the moment until your HR ask you about your salary.

Normally, fresher just coming out of a college makes this mistake and gives a bad impression about himself.

Thus, avoid asking about salary in starting.

2. Show Your Worth

You need to impress your HR who is conducting your interview. During the course of interview you need to show your worth that you are the most capable person for a particular job.

The HR must get an impression that the candidate he is talking to is perfect for the job.

You must have to develop that kind of personality and this is very important for a successful salary negotiation. It is better that you realize in the beginning of the interview.

3. Listen, Understand and Respond to the Interviewer

For a successful salary negotiation you need to listen, understand and then respond to the HR manager. You have to patiently listen word by word what your HR is trying to say.

You need to understand what he wants from you. After you have understood his problem then you must respond appropriately.

I mean to say your answer must be convincing to him.

4. Show Interest in the Discussion about your Job

While the interview is going on you must show interest to HR manager. You must have done all the necessary research pertaining to your job profile.

In order to make your conversation more interesting you should be able to present some valuable facts and related data.

So a good research for your job is very important thing.

5. Try to Persuade or Convince that You’ve Enough Experience to do their Job

During the course of the interview you have to persuade your HR that you are the perfect candidate for the job that company wants.

A salary negotiation is only successful when the HR manager is totally convinced by you.

For persuading apart from good academic qualification and skills you need a developed personality.

Therefore, do your research about the job you are applying thoroughly.

6. Keep Away your Personal Life While Conversation

While discussion you should never bring in your personal life. This is another bad manner. If you are having problems in your personal life or you are going through a tough time then you must be mentally prepared enough to hide your problems.

During the entire conversation HR must not get an impression that you are in trouble and want a job immediately.

7. Be Prepared to Adjust with the Work Culture of the Job

Always in a job interview this is very normal that HR expects something from you and you expect something from HR.

So, if your job is bit challenging then you must be able to adjust with the work culture. It may be the working hours, co-workers etc.

If you want a good salary then you have to make small compromises in your life.

8. Appreciate What Interviewee Wants From You

Finally, a salary negotiation is only successful when you are able to appreciate what HR manager wants from you.

A job requires certain skills and other requirements from a candidate and you must be able to fulfil all those requirements.

If you will appreciate HR then in return he will also understand what you want.

9. Be Realistic About Your Salary Expectations

After all the discussion and discourse you come to the bottom line. And bottom line would your salary expectation from the HR.

Your expectation must be realistic. It means, if a job could pay you salary of Rs 50,000/- to Rs 60,000/- per month then you should not demand for Rs 100,000/- per month.

For a job with a salary of Rs 50,000/- you could expect HR to raise up to Rs 60,000/- to Rs 70,000/- at best but not Rs 100,000/-.

So keep in mind that your salary expectation should be genuine and HR could meet that demand.

10. Nothing is Final, So Be Flexible

Flexibility is a great attribute that you could have. In a salary negotiation you should be always ready to concede something if you want to gain something.

So be flexible and adjusting with regard to your job.

If HR is ready to pay you more then you have to adjust with the working culture.

Thus nothing is final here and you must able to adjust yourself in order to get best salary.

11. Do NOT Beg and be Ready to Walk Away From the Interview

If you feel that the entire salary negotiation is not successful or fruitful then you must be confident enough to walk away from the interview.

This is not the last opportunity for you. You will get many jobs like these & even best government job.

You must not beg as if you are desperate for the job. If you feel you are not getting the amount that you deserve the walk away politely.

Not every salary negotiation is successful. Onus in not only on one side but on both sides.