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  1. AnotherLass's Avatar
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    I had my second interview for a sales job not long ago and was offered the job half an hour after by email. However the salary they offered me is 2k less than is advertised on the job site I applied on.
    Do you think I should question this or just be happy that they want me?
  2. willbee's Avatar
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    Depends how much you need the money. If it looks good enough though, I'd go with it, unless you can afford otherwise. Depends what you think your likelihood of getting a better job is. Maybe you could accept the job and then apply for others while working there? How long would you have to work there before you could quit?

    I can't really give you any advice because I don't understand you circumstances.
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    Re: Job Offer
    (Original post by AnotherLass)
    I had my second interview for a sales job not long ago and was offered the job half an hour after by email. However the salary they offered me is 2k less than is advertised on the job site I applied on.
    Do you think I should question this or just be happy that they want me?
    Given you're about to start working in sales, isn't it time to practice your negotiation skills? Go back to them and challenge them on the amount offered, say that it was advertised as X amount and you feel you should be getting it because of X experience and X qualifications. See what they come back with. The worst case scenario is that they will reject your request, in which case you can still accept the offer. You've got nothing to lose so I don't see why you would just accept it.
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    Salary is normally dependant on experience but it can't hurt to question. Depends how much you want the job.
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