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to ask you to guess the salary

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BitsinTatters · 02/02/2014 19:05

I have a job interview this week for a job I'd quite like... although I don't know what the package will be as I haven't seen an advert I was asked to apply and sent my CV in. (currently self employed small children etc this is me going back to employed work)

I've asked friends their opinions but they've all said oh No can't possibly say

well I'd like to know so I can mentally work out how much I'd have left after tax and child care

so start your guessing because I've Googled at similar stuff and it's any where between 15k and 30 plus commission

sales negotiator in residential dept of local but very well know prestigious independent estate agents

9 - 5.30
alternate Saturdays accrue a day off in leu in week

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scantilymad · 02/02/2014 19:08

Depends on location and experience.

LifeIsForTheLiving · 02/02/2014 19:12

Sales negotiator...ie making numerous outbound cold calls trying to promote that particular estate agents.

I'd say the lower end of the spectrum, around £14-£17k.

RussianBlu · 02/02/2014 19:14

no more than £18,000

fishybits · 02/02/2014 19:16

Basic salary of between 11k and 13k plus commission either individually or from the office commission pool. You may also get a fee for a successful mortgage lead.

London basic salary might stretch to £15/16k but not much more for a sales neg.

Mogz · 02/02/2014 19:18

15-18k depending on location and experience, I'd expect at least an annual performance based bonus on top of that.

PeteCampbellsRecedingHairline · 02/02/2014 19:18

No more than £18k, probably nearer £15k. London will be slightly more possibly.

lougle · 02/02/2014 19:21

15k + commission.

BeaWheesht · 02/02/2014 19:23

I'd say without commission probably around £15k

LoveIsTheDrug · 02/02/2014 19:23

Yep. The basic will be shit. No more than £18k if central London based selling to high end, I'd say. Agree with those saying around £15k basic for other locations.

FoxyHarlow123 · 02/02/2014 19:34

I was going to say about £18k too.

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BitsinTatters · 02/02/2014 19:36

... ouch

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BitsinTatters · 02/02/2014 19:37

Right this is going to sound pretty ludicrous but is that an ok salary for a mid 20s graduate?

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fascicle · 02/02/2014 19:38

I'd like to know so I can mentally work out how much I'd have left after tax and child care

so start your guessing because I've Googled at similar stuff and it's any where between 15k and 30 plus commission

I'm not sure other people's guesses is going to help, given the possible pay range and given that we don't know who the estate agent is; your level of experience; location of job etc.

Phone them up and ask them for an idea of the salary, and while you're at it, ask for a copy of the advert, if it exists, and a job description. You'll be better prepared for the interview if you know more details, and if the salary is well below your expectations, you might decide not to attend.

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BitsinTatters · 02/02/2014 19:39

I feel I should... I will do the interview because it's good practice either way

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ComposHat · 02/02/2014 19:42

Wow this is like play your cards right.

Excited85 · 02/02/2014 19:44

I went for a similar position a few years back... Basic was £10k sorry to say. They placed a lot of emphasis on commission being so good that you don't need to worry but with a mortgage I didn't want to take the risk.

Hope it's better where you are though op!

greenfolder · 02/02/2014 19:45

i know you havent seen the advert, but in my experience, if they wont tell you the salary before interview it is because it is embarrassingly low.

addictedtosugar · 02/02/2014 19:57

Some starting salaries for various degree types here

I guess ultimately it's going to depend on how much commission you can earn? Or even if there is any commission to earn.

FWIW, my team, without degrees, start earning around £20k (science), but the language graduates in the payment processing section (sorry, don't quite know what they do, but they are all tri lingual, if not more) earn a similar amount. What you graduated in will affect earning power significantly. Its also going to matter what part of the world you live in.

Plateofcrumbs · 02/02/2014 19:57

^
Right this is going to sound pretty ludicrous but is that an ok salary for a mid 20s graduate?^

Well it's not a graduate-level job so it's not a graduate-level salary. But that said graduate level jobs aren't necessarily easy to come by right now.

It is a bit of a daft question - it entirely depends if the job is right for you, it pays enough to make it worthwhile for you and is a good fit with your experience.

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BitsinTatters · 02/02/2014 22:09

English degree

East anglia

proven sales and have run my own business but not in the property industry

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fishybits · 02/02/2014 23:06

A degree isn't necessary to be a good/great sales neg.

What you need to know is what the basic salary is, what the commission rate is, what the average sales fee is, what the sales targets are, if they are regularly hit, how the market in that area is, what the salary is for the first 3/4 months till your sales complete and you get paid commission, what staff turnover is like, do you get a car,and if not then how much per mile etc.

Personally I preferred the lettings side of the industry but both pay very well if you're any good at it and I loved not having a cap on my earnings potential.

Jackthebodiless · 02/02/2014 23:09

It'll be about £15k. The commission (they'll go on about OTE) will be minuscule. Go into new homes sales instead if you're interested in that business. Those guys can earn £££'s.

WorraLiberty · 02/02/2014 23:13

Who asked you to apply and why didn't you ask them the salary before handing your CV in?

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BitsinTatters · 03/02/2014 16:23

a friend of a friend works there, we were chatting about me returning to work and she told her boss about me who urged me to apply

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45redballoons · 03/02/2014 16:43

You need to get the job advert really. I don't think your degree will make a difference to this job, particularly an English degree. Does your friend who works there not have a clue about the wage?