WELP

[Erica]

Had a Skype interview with a digital production house that my supervisor from last summer introduced me to. And I have nooooooooooooo idea how it went. YAY FOR BEING UNSURE!!! So they asked me what I was expecting salary-wise, and I panicked and said "high 30s," and I'm afraid I'm low-balling myself. I know it's entry-level work no matter what, but UGH IT'S NYC. Gonna go die now.

[Heather Hacker]

Salary expectations are the worst I'm like IDK YOU TELL ME I asked for mid 30s once and they were all ARE YOU WORTH THAT MUCH and after I awkwardly answered that they were like lol we start out higher than you

GOOD LUCK LADY

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On Sep 5, 2012, at 5:10 PM, Erica <girlt...@gmail.com> wrote:

Had a Skype interview with a digital production house that my supervisor from last summer introduced me to. And I have nooooooooooooo idea how it went. YAY FOR BEING UNSURE!!! So they asked me what I was expecting salary-wise, and I panicked and said "high 30s," and I'm afraid I'm low-balling myself. I know it's entry-level work no matter what, but UGH IT'S NYC. Gonna go die now.

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[Allison Brown]

I was "lucky" enough that MFA didn't negotiate -- they just gave me an offer of 30K and I went with it because a) it's mid-range for an entry level graphic design position and b) it's Indianapolis; you can make that kind of salary work down here with no problem. Or minimum problem, anyway. Also hello laydeez, now you know my salary. ;D That said, when I was in the middle of the interview process, I googled the median salary of an entry level graphic designer, which helped me w/r/t salary expectations. If nothing else, you'll know if you undersold yourself or not by that point. I FEEL LIKE THIS ISN'T HELPFUL AT ALL.

However, you give fabulous advice and have great exp. with video interviews; I want to believe, guys, so hard. And lbr, Erica, you're fabulous. So I'm going to give all the good vibes and hope for the best! <3

[Loren S]

I don't know about NYC, but I think high 30s is dece for entry level (unless you're in like management consulting or engineering).  I'm looking into becoming a public servant and not making nearly that much.

[Julie Johannessen]

UGH the salary question is the worst -- generally I go a-googling for comparable salaries in the city, then aim for the middle (e.g. I requested 33k the other day). Which also protects from "DO YOU THINK YOU'RE WORTH THAT MUCH" bc then you can be like "Wellll statistics say that this is what everyone else is getting paid, so..."

[Allison Brown]

ngl i love the "statistics" point. it's helpful, certainly.

[Heather Hacker]

"Well Google says I am so suck it."

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[Raina Kennedy]

Yes! Also nyc salaries are generally slightly higher because it THE RENT IS TOO DAMN HIGH

[Erica]

HAHAHA yes i figured most entry level gigs (still not sure exactly what the job entails, i think they're kind of just looking for a new bitch, but hopefully i'll at least be doing client services/project management like i've done in the past) are around 30k, so yeah upped it for nyc. WE'LL FOUND OUT UGH

[Allison Brown]

i think you're solid, tbh. also, fierce lbr.

[Erica]

<3 ty allison ty all of you this group is the best and you all give me hope that the world is not hell

[Allison Brown]

I BELIEVE YOU CAN FLY!!!!!

[Julie Johannessen]

yesss agreed. ilu alllll <3

alsooooo UPDATE: i did not get the publishing position :( but it must have been close as balls, ugh, because the editor said i can still call on her for help with my jobsearch (!). so here's to hoping she hears of something through the grapevine that i could fit. in the meantime: INVESTMENT FIRM, HIRE MEEEEEE

[Heather Hacker]

AT LEAST THEY LET YOU KNOW?  and there is the offer for help?  

YOU WILL FIND A PLACE AND IT WILL BE AWESOME :)

[Erica]

BOO sorry to hear that, girlfriend. but still this has turned into a fabulous opportunity! getting introduced by a friend of/someone within a company gets you like a bajillion brownie points, as we all know, so GO EDITOR GO FIND JULIE A JOB. also yes INVESTMENT FIRM

[Allison Brown]

wow, that was super-baller of the editor! but you hear that, investment firm? YOU HEAR HOW COOL JULIE IS??? HIRE HER ALREADY.

[Raina Kennedy]

SENDING OUT "HIRE JULIE" VIBES TO THE INVESTMENT FIRM!!! and yessss connections. woohoo networking! i hope something turns up for youuuu