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[quote=Anonymous]What's the best way to deflect the salary question in an interview?

About six months ago I had an initial interview (phone conversation with HR) for a position and the only question that threw me was "what kind of salary are you looking for?"  I understand that this is part of the weeding process and while I was unprepared for the question so early in the process, I'd done a little research on what other people with the same title were likely making at this company and threw out a $10K range that I thought put me in the right bracket.  I could actually hear the HR person smiling and she said, "yeah, we could definitely handle that."

She told me she would be in touch to set up the next interview, but I never heard from her again.  It made me think that I had possibly undercut my value by giving a salary that was too low.  A friend who held a similar position at another company said I was probably about $30K under what they would pay, and that's likely why the HR person was so happy with my answer.

Now I've got another "initial interview" scheduled--same company, different HR person.   Is there a way I can just avoid answering that question if it comes up?

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