I have to deal with salary negotiations every time I start a new project - freelance work. The one ironclad rule? The first person to mention a number always loses.

-sm

As I'm sure LJ will tell you, sales is a numbers game. The more calls you make and letters you send out, the more interviews you will get. The more interviews you get the more likely you are to land a job you like.

While you are waiting to hear from that company, keep interviewing!

Good advice. I am still at it. I hope to get more interviews.

I guess I didn't rock that interview. Rejection letter came yesterday. :(

You don't want to work for a loser company that's got one foot in bankruptcy court as they wait for Wall St to downgrade their stock in light of the upcoming SEC investigation into the owner dipping into the employee 401k fund to buy shares in a Nigerian diamond mine that doesn't even exist. :p

Consider yourself lucky ... and with enough interview experience to land the next job with one hand tied behind your back.

How did you know about all that?

Lumberjim told me :)

He must have been the manager that wasn't at the interview.

Oh well. There are other jobs out there, I suppose.

well, that sucks, case. sorry to hear it. don't get discouraged.

silver lining:
a place that interviews 5 times is probably extremely anal, and not all that much fun to work at anyway.

Thanks. I seriously needed to hear that. :)

Lj, didn't you have a thread about selling cars, somewhere? Hmm. How is this: "would you like the beige cloth interior, or the tan leather?"

I wonder... :D