Are You Asking For Too Much?
Yesterday a friend decided to take a job offer with a new company. He tried out a small business for over a year but that didn’t work out. He went for some interviews and in fact he had 6 job offers! Yes 6 offers at such job markets. I didn’t have the opportunity to ask where those offers came from and I think that is not the point.
You might think that my friend here (let’s call him Bob) is a top of his field or someone brilliant that he received 6 offers. Nothing like that sort. Not to put Bob down but he is an average guy, late 20s not much specialization to speak off. The fact was that there are jobs available if you are willing to do it.
On a side note, I spoke to another business owner in an engineering related field. The problem he says, "People are asking too much pay!" While you can and should ask for as much as possible and don’t sell yourself short, depending on the industry you are in and how long you’ve been jobless, I reckon this calls for wisdom.
Being prepared for the interviews and find out about the companies you intend to work for. That’ll give you some hints which company to choose if you are fortunate enough to have several job offers. So ask yourself to see if you are asking too much.
