ESL Podcast 528 – Negotiating Salary

http://www.eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=7914830

- salary requirement : a polite way to ask salary
What are your salary requirements?
- budget constraints : the allowance  of budget
Hmm, that's a bit higher than I was thinking, given our budget constraints.
- to be open to sth: to be willing to do sth
I'm certainly open to negotiations,
- to be comparable : to be similar
I think that the salary range I named is comparable to that of similar positions in the field
- to walk away : to say no (this content)
That's certainly true, and I don't you to walk away from this job
- to up : to increase
- to be doable : to make it, to be great
If you're willing to up the offer to $60,000, then I think it may be doable
- the ceiling : the highest amount
Well, $60,000 is really the ceiling for that position

I'll have to give it some thought and call you back.
Please do, and again, thank you very much for the offer. It would be an honor to work with you and to work at Cinetect.


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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/newsenglish/britain/081118_what_to_wear.shtml

- glam = glamorous : dress or made up to be extremely good-looking and fashionable
Some girls go for a 'glam' look. They wear T-shirts; trousers are usually preferred, blue or black
- to be finished off : to be completed
the look is finished off with metallic bags and shoes and arms full of bracelets
- out of place : strange, as if you don't belong
Follow the fashion tips above, and you shouldn't feel out of place.



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Thanks,
Duy Lam