Quote last drawn salary as it is, when asked.

True, that is the only option altogher while quoting. 
 But any idea if recruiters have any tendency to low ball more, when they deal with applicants coming from a career break? That is where my actual question around 'leverage' comes in.

Program Manager

I'm one year ahead of you on the break, and now returning to work. Although no offer discussions have come yet, no one indicated issues with expected CTC with good hike. 
  
 Now will they do me dirty - some might, but they are a hard NO to entertain any further for me becauseI bring experience of working with top tier talents in well funded startups, where RESPECT for the skills you bring and alignment matters.  
  
 This comes from a place of privilege in being in the top 20% of well to pay orgs - Only willing to work alongside high agency folks who respect the break part and reasons behind it, and impact leverage in long-term vs short term budget saving. Might be a different story if you are in other exploitative based roles/orgs like service, WITCH etc. 
  
 Worst case you have built decent credibility with prior managers and they will happily hire you in their new orgs.

Product Manager

I plan to take a sabbatical/career break. Financing & emergency funds  taken care of (6 months to 12 months)

Now, at some point at the end of my sabbatical,

I plan to take a sabbatical/career break. Financing & emergency funds  taken care of (6 months to 12 months)

Now, at some point at the end of my sabbatical, I will anyway be back to the job hunt & technically there is not a CCTC, but only a "last drawn salary' that recruiters will get to hear from me. CCTC Is of course NIL.

Question:
1. do recruiters tend to lowball when it is a 'last drawn CTC' instead of a "current CTC"?
2. any personal/first hand experience on: anyone loosing leverage when you are on a sabbatical and negotiating salary?  as compared to the leverage WHILE  having a current CTC & negotiating an offer?

I have 10+ YoE in tech/IT and am not looking for 'salary negotiation advice' in general. 

I am specifically seeking advice on the nuance of: 
leverage while being able to quote CCTC vs leverage while having a 'last drawn CTC' - purely from a, post sabbatical job hunt perspective. 

thanks in advance.

Leverage during post sabbatical salary negotiation

Leverage during post sabbatical salary negotiation- Grapevine

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Hey folks , 
I've been in software was almost 5 years with 4 years experience in React Native (was a lead react native dev in previous job) , around 10 months native Android (Java). I've also worked on the backend (mostly nodejs, postgres stuff, integrating with payment gateways, queues - worked as a fullstack dev in fintech mostly in the FASTag space for a big private sector bank)  with basic exposure to AWS (ec2 , Lambada etc) 
I am now done with JS and have taken a career break to explore new technologies , get better at DSA and become a better programmer. I am thinking of learning Swift for iOS as I love working on mobile apps and also started learning golang as I always wanted to learn a more versatile programming language that allows me to do low level stuff and seems like golang is a good stepping stone in that direction. 

Coming to the point and the main question:
Does changing stacks eg from react native to Swift for iOS or starting as Golang dev lead to a decrease in salary? Keeping in mind I don't have prior experience in golang at all . But I am guessing if I had to switch to native iOS in Swift there wouldn't be much of a salary drop?

Also I would appreciate if you'll had any tips for navigating salary negotiation in such a case . Should I settle for a lower salary and build my experience? Or demand a higher salary then my previous job ?

Does stack/career change lead to decrease in salary?

Software Engineer

Same as title. Feeling frustrated as most companies these days only negotiate based on CCTC and only want to give some x% hike. I know this is common in India but is there a way to go around it? Do product based companies and good startups also do this? Is job hopping the only way to reach a good CTC?

How much does current CTC matter during negotiation?

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

I'll set the context here.

I was suppose to join a new organisation in the start of the year but it went on a hiring freeze immediately after my notice ended with my then employer.

I ended up accepting the first offer that came my way. It was not of my desired profile but it was better than being jobless.

Now, couple of months into the new job, I realize this is a very toxic place to be. Dormant founders only caring about money, rampant nepotism, no clear path for career growth.

It is becoming difficult to sustain at this place. I've been trying but now I can feel my mental health dwindling because of it. I dread going to office everyday. But again, in this job market, atleast I have a job.

The product role I mentioned is still on pipeline but no one knows when the freeze will end. My hiring manager and HR are pushing for my candidature (according to them) but management isn't allowing them to move ahead with new hires.

Now my question is, should I quit my job and try finding my desire role (which seem like a humongous task) or stay put and wait for a offer to come and then leave my current employer?

I'm torn. I dread going to office everyday. I don't know how much do I have it in me to keep continuing but I'm pushing my limits.

Want some advice from fellow grapeviners here. TIA!

Should I leave my toxic work environment with no backup in a job market like this?

Analyst

I know current market is not approving this but based on the skills it should be acceptable. If the current ctc would have been good then why would someone switch. Please suggest some advices to mention how to not reveal the cctc till the offer is received. Lately for scheduling interviews also companies ask for cctc and ectc before taking even a single round how to tackle all these and also can we mention more than our cctc?

How to not reveal your cctc and ask for more than 100% hike?

Software Test- QA

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

Hi everyone 

I'm preparing for my MBA, and to focus on my exams, I decided to quit my job last week 

 My company the offered me a 3month unpaid sabbatical, end date falls after my exams, so that I can study, but after these 3months, my job may or may not be confirmed, chances are high for the latter

I have a medical problem which recently aggravated, and the company stated that they can provide the necessary documentation for my extended leave using this.

I just wanted to check, what would be the  better option, to continue with my decision of quitting or taking the sabbatical leave. Will the Sabbatical leave on grounds of medical reasons effect my job hunt down the line?

My fear is that during my sabbatical, they will have the flexibility to contact me as and when necessary.

SABBATICAL OR RESIGNATION

Customer success

How to negotiate properly? Anytime we could get to do it on our CCTC or the holding offer (2-3L extra). But if I feel the company could pay more than it + my skills are worth it. How to put that out? Many times I get to see a response that your numbers are high compared to your current CTC / max we can give 2L more than your holding offer not more than it.
Example:
CCTC : 10LPA, holding : 15LPA, mostly HRs try to settle me at 17LPA max. But through some research if I see the same companies are paying somewhere between 18-22LPA, so I can get offered 22LPA also right! 

So in such cases how to know the range of hiring? how to negotiate to maximum(realistically) without any regrets and get the best, especially when I am expecting a 100% hike or more?. Does interview performance affect salary?
Pour your input guys.

How to negotiate salary?

Software Developer

Welcome to Personal Finance's Private Community

I have been applying for jobs, and every time I get a recruiter call, they ask me for my current СТС.
Is it ok to tell them the current CTC at the very first call?
Asking this because, in my current company, the budget was more but they gave me hike based on my previous CTC, because I had disclosed my current CTC before.
Also, how do I tackle the question how much is my expected salary? Is it a good idea to tell them right away? 
Asking this because what if they have bigger budget but still end up paying how much I asked for. 

PS: I am new to all of this, please help me how to tackle these questions. 

Thank you.

Salary Discussion Tips

Hello Fine Viners- it's been 2 months now that I am actively looking for a job change. Have faced instances where the HR calls me regarding the scheduling of the interview, but vo hota hi nahi hai! Even if the interview is scheduled, I don't get an update post that call. I have rejected 2 offers (there are solid reasons to do so) and have been rejected from 2 :(

LinkedIn and IIMjobs are on a constant battle on who will give me the most rejection emails or updates. 

Anyways, I am getting a bit worried lately and wanted to know from ya'll, IS HIRING EVEN HAPPENING!? 

In case your answer to the above question is YES, then please mention your company name and mode of working (wfh, wfo or hybrid). Referral are also welcomed.

My profile: Generalist role in EdTech. 7+ YoE.

Viners- Who on Earth is Hiring??

Project manager

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

I have about 5 YOE and looking for a job change. While I received so many calls from startups for SSE backend roles. During initial discussions I often let the HR know that I am earning 28 lakhs as CTC and I ask for 40 lakhs CTC, they say that they will get back to me but they never do so. Am I doing something wrong? Am I asking for too much. Should I wait for the market to get back to normal?
PS: I definitely have the major set of skills they are expecting for the job role.

Salary that needs to be negotiated

These days HRs are asking the employees before sitting for an interview about their current ctc. I don’t want to reveal that to them and want to get paid according to the industry standards/ based on the market conditions. How to smoothly avoid that question and avoid getting underpaid?

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