Most people find “the
money” conversation difficult to address when interviewing. If you aren’t
working with a recruiter, you may not even know what the salary range of the
position is. If you do, you likely have no way of knowing where your experience
fits into the company’s compensation scale. This is one of the many advantages
of working with a reputable recruiter.
There are many reasons
for actuarial job seekers to work with a recruiter, but one of the most
compelling is that they know the industry and all about salary and negotiation.
Your recruiter should have all the information about the company, what the
position pays, what skills the job really requires, how those skills are valued,
and what type of person would be a good fit for the culture. When you are the
perfect match, the recruiter knows that it makes you more valuable to the
hiring manager. All of these things factor in to successful salary negotiation.
When you work with a recruiter he or she will be able to eliminate the
confusion.
When you receive an offer, the recruiter can help to “sell” your
qualifications to the company in a way that you could never do, because they
have a connection with the company and the manager.
A good recruiter is
experienced in finding the right fit first and then getting the best offer for
the candidate. They do the negotiation so that you don’t have to!
