I had an interview recently,
(seriously, I really did. Whoda thunk it?)
where I focused mostly on the expectations
of the school and myself.
When it seemed like we were almost finished
and they asked if I had any more questions
I asked if it was ok to discuss the "benefits"?
They got the point
and were very open and honest about pay etc.
So, if you do it in that order it might work better.
One of my favorite interviews
was with a HC that STARTED with the pay.
WOW was that refreshing!!
He laid it all out and asked if we even needed to continue?
I thought that was an honest approach and not inappropriate even for a teaching position.
(I didn't get that gig, supposedly for lacking experience, but at least he got fired at the end of that yr. So...
Then another time a guy asked me what I knew about charter schools.
I popped off that I didn't think they could pay a liveable wage.
Prolly shoulda said "Not much".
He became instantly indignant claiming all I cared about was $$ not kids.
He claimed that they paid a very "comfortable" salary,
but refused to say what it was?
So,
it's obviously one of those things that could go either way.
