One of the things that goes into my mind when in the job interview is always the “How much should I state for the salary?”… Years back, I would always talk to a fellow interviewee about how much he would say if he were asked. I will always put in a thousand or more to the price. But I have come to find out that this should not be the case, and I will tell you in a while.

Web design for one thing is a piece of your brain. A piece of the creative juice in your mind. No amount of money can be put into an original idea. Any salesman will say that its easier to sell an idea than a product. Web designers sells or provide ideas using web design masterpiece that they can create. Now, how much should I ask for the salary? I say, if you trust your skills, let them give the offer.

Ok, I will be practical here, not too many people will be willing to risk a job interview. You might not get hired by that answer or might not get the price you’re after, but at least you expressed confidence and people that are confident in their abilities are hard to find. Confident people are easy to train, easy to get along with. How many people do you know will say “bahala na”, most especially if its their first time? I know because I have been one. But being in the web design industry for years, being competitive and confident with your skills will make you survive.

Don’t sound so perfect or make up excuses in an interview, don’t say skills that you don’t know. Say your fuck ups, say your crash and burn. Don’t give a damn thing to anything when it comes to interview, there are a lots of jobs in the country, believe me and a web designer is always a high demand. Just imagine millions of websites are being created every hour in the world. Web designer, that is your market.

Good luck.