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be willing (захотят) to pay you more, or you price yourself out because you
went too high (слишком загнул цену). The one thing the recruiter can do in
the beginning of the process is knock you out (выбить вас), but the recruiter
won’t knock you out if they really like your background (данные о вас) and
you don’t provide a number.
You might be thinking, well, maybe I can give them a range (дать им
диапазон). Well, that might be nice, but if I’m the hiring official, and you give
me a range and you say, Andy, I’d like to earn between 80.000 and 100.000
what do you think I heard? I heard 80.000. What were you thinking? A
hundred thousand. So, you’re still giving them a low number, probably
(наверное) lower (ниже) than they would be willing (были бы готовы) to
pay, so ranges aren’t really great either (также); because those are still
uneducated (неграмотно). And they are likely to anchor (застрять) on your
low number, when you mentally are thinking about your high number. So,
ranges don’t work much either.
Answer the questions:
1. What does the speaker not recommend you to do?
2. Why is giving a number uneducated?
3. Who hires employees?
4. What doesn’t the author want you to worry about?
5. What happens if you aim too low in terms of a salary number?
6. What can a recruiter do in the beginning?
7. Why doesn’t giving a range work?
8. Is giving a range educated?
9. What can anchor you?
Exercise 298. Read and discuss the article.
What are the pros and cons (за и против) of shift work? Pros (за):
1. Flexibility (гибкость): With a shift schedule (график), it’s much easier to
trade (меняться) shifts with colleagues and make up time (наверстать
время) later, in case you have personal or other responsibilities (обязанности)
to handle (с которыми нужно разобраться). That means you might not have
to use your PTO (personal time off) every time you have a doctor’s
appointment.
2. Convenience (удобство). Because there are several different shift options
(варианты) available (доступны), you can request (запросить) the one that
best fits into your schedule. For example, if you’re a night owl (сова), you can
opt for (выбрать) a night shift, leaving your day free, and vice versa
(наоборот). Moreover, workers who commute (едут на/добираются до
работы) can avoid (избегать) rush hour (час пик) if their shifts fall outside
(выпадают из) of normal business hours.

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