So you think it's unprofessional to admit in an interview

>>1630434
yes, it is stupid

>have more experience in field
>lower salary

>>1630439
yeah but I'm in a up-or-out consulting company with layoffs looming ahead and I know for a fact that industry jobs don't pay that much for IT jobs than my current one

I don't have any high profile high salary industry exit prospects either

>>1630482

IT is seeming like a harder and harder field to get a job in.. starting to get me worried about my information security degree I'll be finishing in may. any thoughts from your perspective?

>>1630434
>I would be willing to take a salary hit
>k.jpg
>hired at half your old pay
>never get a raise or promotion
you'll mark yourself as a pushover if you do that. Start with your current salary, let them negotiate you down. You'll almost certainly get a better deal, they won't assume you're willing to be set to the side every time promotions come up, and they'll owe you one right from the get go. You'll have instant bargaining power with management.

Why would you intentionally weaken your position without a good reason? They don't need to know you're willing to take less to work there.

I've always found that the side that starts talking about money first usually loses the negotiation.

Just focus on proving to them that you're worth hiring.

>>1631718
>I've always found that the side that starts talking about money first usually loses the negotiation.
This. The interviewee should NEVER bring up salary until the interviewer/hiring manager does

>>1630482

ACN? booze?