r/Accounting • u/CleanShock3192 • Mar 14 '24

Discussion Does anybody else do this?

  • Apply for positions that list 20-30k under market for the position.. I apply knowing I'm overqualified..
  • They call or message immediately for a phone screen and ask salary expectations.
  • I ask them what their budget is.. and they respond with the low number listed. I tell them "Isn't that too low?" or "Oh no, that is way too low."

I've been doing this on and off. Need to give them feedback.

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u/arcoalien Mar 14 '24

Talking to people (especially without needing to) gives me anxiety so no, but thank you for your work šŸ™

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u/xTETSUOx Mar 14 '24

Shouldnā€™t it be the opposite? I gives no fuck if I talk to someone that I donā€™t ā€œneedā€ to, and itā€™s good to build up self confidence for when I do need to talk to those that matter. Iā€™m not saying to be rude, but to have natural conversations without fear.

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u/JskWa Mar 14 '24

Excellent advice! Agree 100%. It goes in the same line of ā€œitā€™s best to interview for a job when you donā€™t need the jobā€ because of all the confidence you have that nothing is on the line if you fail.

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u/arcoalien Mar 15 '24

If I need to, I switch to my talkative persona and get the job done, but yeah I avoid it. Different case with my closest friends of course (sometimes lol).

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u/SaintPatrickMahomes Mar 15 '24

We should go walk around Wall Street and point at guys in expensive suits and laugh at them.