Friday, October 11 - "What if I Get a Low Offer?"

Good morning!

Just checking in you. How are you doing today?

Here’s what’s on the job description for today:

1. New roles from an absolute manufacturing giant in the FMCG world.

2. Ollie asks, “the interviews I get invited to have lower salary ranges than I was expecting. What am I to do with these low offers?”

IN HIRING

pladis Global

• With many global brands, pladis Global is a FMCG company with fast growth and many interesting opportunities.

• For anyone interested in manufacturing, there are a wide range of roles making it possible for candidates to make a switch into FMCG from other industries.

• Here are a few of the most interesting roles available

  • Senior Project Manager - Click here for full details

  • Regional FP&A Manager - Click here for full details

  • Business Operations and Commercial Strategy Manager - Click here for full details

Click here for the company’s career page

TODAY’S QUESTION

Ollie asks, “the interviews I get invited to have lower salary ranges than I was expecting. What am I to do with these low offers?”

Recommendation: I have noticed some very low offers recently, even for top tier MBA students with many years experience. Here are a few options I’ve seen work:

• First, from what I’ve seen, this is very industry and role dependent. Even though the industry is dead at the moment, consulting roles are not offering low salaries.

  • This doesn’t work for everyone but consider which industries and roles you have a chance in.

  • You can consult this website to get an estimate of salaries: HERE

• Second, geography can be a big difference maker in terms of salary opportunity. Most readers, although not all, are from the USA or UK. The USA has pretty high salaries across the board but countries to consider would be:

  • Netherlands

  • Germany

  • Luxemburg

  • Austria

  • Belgium

  • Switzerland

  • Other Nordics

• Finally, when you’re asked about salary, give a broad range. If you’re being told 50k a lot, but you want 60+, mention you’re open to roles between 50-65k.

  • This will get you past the question and screening round but open up the opportunity to negotiate later on.

Conclusion:

The job market is full of lower offers at the moment. There isn’t always an option to increase offers but give yourself as many chances as possible to get the salary you deserve.