The Value of Salary: Finding a Job That Meets Your Needs
Today I had a job interview with a well-established company. The job description was clear and the meeting time was set. Yet, I felt uncertain whether the role would meet my needs.
Between the interview, I build rapport with the recruiter, brought enthusiasm to my voice, and understood what the company does and why I want to work for them. But as the questions unfolded the complexities of the job description, I realized the role didn’t satisfy my need — due to salary.
Every day I say to myself that salary is not important to me, and that I would accept a job if they meet my work needs, yet I recognized in that interview that salary does matter to me.
Salary is what defines my employment worth. How much the company values my skills? Where the role is looking for a general human to fill an employment gap? Or, if there is a real need for this role?
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Chart variables that I thought of to describe the value companies apply to an employee’s role are as follows :
- Y-axis: Salary
- X-axis: Company’s perceived need for the role
As such, the higher the salary, the more a company is willing to pay to obtain an individual in this role. This relationship can be readily seen on Glassdoor.com for the salary of software engineers and contractors.
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This insight has now given me the perspective that I am applying for roles that companies are perceiving as not important, yet highly selective in their recruitment process. Given that I want a salary above 60k, I need to find companies that perceive the role of Customer Success Manager / Account Manager, as valuable to their method of doing business.
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Let me know below if this insight was valuable to you.
Benjamin
