Emma Grede

I'm the boss.

Yes, I do.

But I think that that number needs to be researched, right?

So the worst thing to me is when somebody comes in and gives me a number that is so out of the realm of possibility.

I'm like, you must be stupid.

Therefore, you didn't get the job just because your number was so bad, right?

If you're coming in for a position and the, you know, the salary cap is around 200 and you tell me you need 375, I'm like,

what planet are you on?

Surely you're not going to do a good job on behalf of me.

You can't even value yourself.

So I think doing that research in the beginning, right?

Spending time on LinkedIn, looking at, you know, what the pay, the realm of pay is for that role is,

is so important and doing it in a way that is relevant to your market.

You can't just look at the comps for your position.

You have to say, okay, what place is this company in?

Size of the business, number of revenues.

Is it a startup?

Is it, you know, a mature company?

Is it in hyper growth mode?

That has a huge difference on what people are willing to pay you.