Discussing pay in a job interview

An interview can be a stressful situation and you will want to make sure that you are well prepared for it. The interview for a job is the opportunity you have to sell yourself and tell the employer why you would be suitable for the vacancy, but it can also be used to find out more information about the job such as working hours, day to day job tasks and the wage you can expect.

Many people get nervous in an interview and either forget or are too embarrassed to ask about the wage they can expect to be paid and when payments / how payments are made. This is vital information, which without, makes it impossible to make a decision as to if you want to take up the position if you are successful in your interview.

You do need to think about how you word this and be sure that you ask at the right time. At the start of the interview is probably not the best time to ask and try not to interrupt the interviewer to ask questions. You should be given the opportunity to ask questions at the end as you may find that they answer the question during the interview process anyway.