<ul><li>A reader shares their experience of using advice from Ask a Manager to tackle salary talk during a phone chat with a hiring manager.</li><li>The reader responds to the hiring manager's question about salary expectations by asking about the budget for the role.</li><li>The hiring manager reveals a lower number as the top of the salary range, but acknowledges that it may be low and expresses the need for a pay band increase or title change.</li><li>The reader suggests a higher salary ballpark figure, and the hiring manager agrees to push for a closer number, indicating that the reader's suggested salary is more in line with the role's worth.</li></ul>

a real-life conversation about salary with a hiring manager

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