英語面試：表達期望薪水

You’re sitting in a job interview and everything has been going great. You’re feeling really good about how you’ve responded to all the questions so far. Then, the hiring manager asks, “How much money do you currently make?” or “How much salary do you expect?” Your heart races and you begin to sweat. How should you answer?

你正在參加一場工作面試，而且事事都進行得順順利利。到目前為止，你對于剛才回答的所有問題感覺很不錯。接著，這位招聘經(jīng)理問道，“你當前的工資是多少?”或者“你期望的薪資是多少?”你的心跳加速，并開始出汗。你應該如何作答?

As a recent mentee discovered, the salary question can be a difficult topic to discuss if you haven’t already thought through potential responses. “James” (name changed) felt he had been close to being hired during several job interviews. Then the inevitable salary question came up and the hiring managers asked what James was making in his current position. He told the truth and, in both cases, the hiring managers responded that James’ current salary was more than what the position would pay.

正如近期一位學員所發(fā)現(xiàn)的，如果沒有對對方可能的反應進行過充分思考的話，有關(guān)薪資的問題是一個很難討論的話題。“詹姆斯”(化名)感覺他在幾次面試中差一點就被錄用。于是免不了就會談到有關(guān)薪資的問題，這些招聘經(jīng)理問詹姆斯目前的工作能掙多少錢。在這個問題上他都會實話實說，但有兩次面試，這些招聘經(jīng)理表示，在招聘的這個職位，薪水比詹姆斯目前的要低。

“What’s the best way to respond to the question of how much are you making in your current position?” James asked me. “I let both hiring managers know I’m flexible with salary, but it seemed like once they heard what I’m currently making, they kind of switched off and didn’t consider me as a viable candidate anymore.”

“怎么樣才能最好地回答目前我掙多少錢這個問題?”詹姆斯問我，“我每次都向招聘經(jīng)理表示，在薪酬問題上是有商量的，但好像他們一聽說我目前的薪資，就‘槍斃’了我，不再將我作為合適的候選人。”