Searching For New Job Scenario

[inamuddle1]

I have applied for 2 jobs recently.

the first is a technical support position. In the same line of work that I currently work with. The salary is 25000 a year, and is customer service bases, fixing computer IT problems. I already know how to do this. Its a well known company.

However,

Yesterday night, I seen an advertisement for a Junior Recruitment Consultant position. I read the spec and decided it sounded quite interesting, not knowing the salary, i applied anyway. This morning i received an email back, confirming that they would like to discuss the position with me, I agreed. I done my research on the company, realising its a new company. The Director called me, he asked many questions about me, and prompted me to do a lot of talking to him about myself, i needed a glass of water once i had finished... oooft! Naturally i was wanting to hear more about their company! Finally I got a chance to ask about the company, and I asked of the salary. He said it depended on my experience, and if i didnt mind telling him my currently salary... Here's where i made the mistake! I said 18,000. Which is a underestimate. I also get benefits and bonuses that I hadn't included in this. I feel I've undersold myself financially. He replied and said that the organisation is very much commission focused, but there is a basic salary, and they would take my salary into consideration. Naturally I want more than my salary. There is another position at the moment offering me 25000.

Now I am thinking of sending him an email, advising that I like his line of work, and am interested in the company and feel I have skills useful to a startup company, and advise him of my actual REAL salary amount, and my expectation of something higher. It seems quite a bold thing to do.

It doesnt seem like your average Recruitment Consultant position, it seems a lot of calling people and researching, almost sales orientated. Promoting the company and it's clients which you have to find yourself.

Not really sure... seems I'm not as interested as I first was. I'm not sure what to do... Maybe I should just keep quiet, see if anything comes of it. But I feel only right to advise of my salary expectations???

The other job, I'm currently waiting for a position to come up, and the agency will put my CV forward. So fingers crossed. And i'm still employed at the moment, so... Gosh it's a lot of activity when your searching for a new job isnt it. :)

[VHG]

You will get a very low base salary in in a recruitment agency. You only earn money if you sign people up and get so much per person.

Go for the £25,000 with the IT job, at least you know what you are earning.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush as they say.

[inamuddle1]

Ah, so that's what that saying means! :) Now I understand. Thank you.

[Baldric]

Still in Spain?

[inamuddle1]

Yes :)

[Canary42]

The last thing you should do is go back with a higher figure - makes you sound like a money-grabbing opportunist. Having made the underestimate mistake you will just have to live with it I'm afraid - another of life's lessons learnt hopefully.

Good luck, whatever you decide.

[aelmpvw]

''A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush as they say.''
don't wish to sound pessimistic but there are probably a couple of thousand applications for that 'bird in the hand'