Hi,
A bit of background....
I got a phone call from a mate on Monday about testing telecoms role I did a number of years ago, she gave me a telephone number and the name of the HR person. I had a chat with the HR lady and she was keen to see my CV and wanted to put my details forward to the head of department. The role is a permanent role through the preferred supplier and I've been on the bench for ages. The HR lady also told me they are VERY VERY keen to get people on board ASAP; I also know another old colleague will be starting in August.
I got a phone call yesterday from their preferred supplier stating that the client had spoken to them about me (the agent was also trying to fish for information as who 'knows me', but I decided to keep this card to my chest) and asked me the standard question what rate I was looking for. I told the agent I was on a contract in my last role. I replied 'how would that information help you? and I asked 'what rate are you offering?' She became very evasive after a bit of discussion she told me the rate they were offering for the role was and was really pushing to find out if I was interested. I informed her that I would need to see a job description and let her know.
She emailed me the job description and mentioned the client wants to see me tomorrow or Monday. I got a feeling in my gut that something wasn't right about the salary rate offered.
Now point is this...
I've done a bit a research and I found the salary offer was at the lowest end of the scale for a testing role and that the average is about £5K extra.
I want to ask the agent how she came to the salary figure she quoted me? the market is paying £5k extra even in these 'interesting times'.
I'm just not sure what's the best strategic way to go about this? Does anyone else have any good suggestions?
A bit of background....
I got a phone call from a mate on Monday about testing telecoms role I did a number of years ago, she gave me a telephone number and the name of the HR person. I had a chat with the HR lady and she was keen to see my CV and wanted to put my details forward to the head of department. The role is a permanent role through the preferred supplier and I've been on the bench for ages. The HR lady also told me they are VERY VERY keen to get people on board ASAP; I also know another old colleague will be starting in August.
I got a phone call yesterday from their preferred supplier stating that the client had spoken to them about me (the agent was also trying to fish for information as who 'knows me', but I decided to keep this card to my chest) and asked me the standard question what rate I was looking for. I told the agent I was on a contract in my last role. I replied 'how would that information help you? and I asked 'what rate are you offering?' She became very evasive after a bit of discussion she told me the rate they were offering for the role was and was really pushing to find out if I was interested. I informed her that I would need to see a job description and let her know.
She emailed me the job description and mentioned the client wants to see me tomorrow or Monday. I got a feeling in my gut that something wasn't right about the salary rate offered.
Now point is this...
I've done a bit a research and I found the salary offer was at the lowest end of the scale for a testing role and that the average is about £5K extra.
I want to ask the agent how she came to the salary figure she quoted me? the market is paying £5k extra even in these 'interesting times'.
I'm just not sure what's the best strategic way to go about this? Does anyone else have any good suggestions?
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