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I'm currently looking to head back to the UK after my stint over here eating ice-cream and have been applying for jobs in a range of positions and a range of locations.

One of these applications has asked for 'a CV with a covering letter containing salary expectations.'

Now here is the pickle, what the bloody bugger do I put? I have no expectations and don't know what a similar role would command as it's the first postion of it's kind that I have seen. I've never had a real job and so don't know. I'm a graduate of immense 'potential' (my own words) and most graduate positions have starting salaries of about £17k to £22k, but I've not managed to get one of these.

Shall I ask for a little so they like me more? Or cammond a lot so they think that I'm ambitious? £10k? £20k? £30k? How do I slip it into the Covering Letter.

Thanks peeps.

Research what similar roles offer and use this to define your own salary expectations. When stating your expectation do not up the ante and any expectation should be justified - why do you want that amount? Being honest serves well.

That's what I got told by various careers things at uni.

ring them up and ask if they have any jobs. then ask how much the pay is, or at least a pay range.

might work. dont say your name or even better get someone to call for you.

then ask for £2/3k more than they offer in your letter.

The problem is that I don't know the name of the company as the advert was placed through a recruitment company and says 'Our Client' so I can't research the firm or any of that jazz.

Most of the jobs I've been looking at have had a starting salary of about £18/19/20k so I've asked for 'around £20k - £22' as it's in London and as such shoudl have a little bump up in the pay.


And I'm awesome and deserve a shitload, but they can find that out later on.

Ask the recruitment company?