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[kerosene]

These are some really good tips. Thank you.

As far as salary, here is how it has gone:

interviewer #1 asked me what I would like as far as salary and I gave her a range that I consider to be high for the position. But for a comparable position at my current company, it is about right (for external applicants.) She told me what the band was for the position and it was about 10k lower (but still higher than what I currently make.)

Interviewer #2 verified what I was asking for and told me the band was from a lower amount to a much higher amount than what interviewer #1 said. Basically, my asking salary was within this range. She also said that usually employees are offered up toward the high end. But she asked me if I was still interested if they couldn't offer what I asked for.

Both of these people are HR reps.

Here's my thought on this: The range the first person gave me is probably negotiable beyond what interviewer #1 stated. So, I would like to find a way to push that.

Also, my situation is as follows: At my current employer, I make much less than I am suppose to, even by their own standards. Because of pay freezes, job levelling and salary band widening, I never got brought to the level I am suppose to be. My colleagues make at least 16k more than me, because they were hired externally and I was promoted through the ranks, without pay increases. If there is discussion about pay, should I explain this? I worry that if I tell them what I currently make, they will think they can get me cheap.