As noted above, you may be disqualified from consideration if your salary expectations are too high, or if the company believes you are accustomed to receiving a much larger salary than they can afford to pay you. Depending on the interviewers response, you could then agree or disagree with the range presented. If you are asked to take a cut in salary upon being hired, make it clear that you expect the cut to be temporary. If there are no promises of a salary increase within six months to one year, reconsider accepting the position. Naturally, once you have been hired and your salary determined, you will want to keep your salary and any special benefits you received confidential.
Inequities always exist within company positions, departments, and levels.
You want to avoid creating dissension between employees in your new job. Unfortunately, job hunters make many costly mistakes where salary negotiations are concerned. Many are unassertive in their request for a particular salary, and get taken advantage of as a result. Others are so aggressive and demanding that they do not get hired. Hopefully this handout will assist you in handling this delicate subject effectively.