Job Search Part II: From the Interview to Negotiating Your Salary

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Thank you to everyone who came to Job Search Part II! For those of you couldn't make it because you were debating between 8 other simultaneous sessions :-) - we would like to share some of our advice.:

Speakers

Anna Krasnyanskaya - Moderator
Principal SQA Specialist at Symantec & MBA Candidate at LMU
Anna_Krasnyanskaya<at>symantec<dot>com

Divya Kolar - Panelist
Technical Marketing Engineer at Intel
Divya.Kolar<at>intel<dot>com

Kathleen Naughton - Panelist
Software Test Architect at HP
Kathleen.E.Naughton<at>hp<dot>com

Advice

Only 10 rules out of MANY for interviewing and negotiating

1. Send thank you email after the interview.
2. Research the company extensively!
3. Be prepared to illustrate your diverse and quantifiable qualifications.
4. Memorize answers to standard interview questions.
5. Do not disclose salary history before an offer is made.
6. Be able to justify the salary you are asking for.
7. Toot your own horn! Be proud and vocal about your accomplishments.
8. Have extra copies of your resume and a reference list
9. Consider the entire compensation package.
10. Do not let the pressure of time affect your decision making.

Slides

Job Search Part II: From the Interview to Negotiation Your Salary