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The Best Way to Respond When Asked Whats Your Current Base Salary?

Its happened to everyone when they apply for a job.

or more appropriately, So what are you looking for salary-wise?

Youve heardthe old adage that whoever gives a number first loses, but you cant just dodge the question.

Here are some other tips fromthis amazing Quora threadon the same topic.

MAKE YOUR CASE - Be very clear on the value that youll be driving for the company.

I will be a top performer for your company and will help you drive $1M in revenue.

you’re free to ask, So what are your thoughts?

For more, see to it toread through the whole thread.

Another thing you’re free to do with the Moka Pot is start with hot waternot cold water.

Heat your water in a kettle or separately, and then add it to the Moka pot.

That way youre not heating your coffee when you heat your water, also contributing to the bitterness factor.

Its calledBanchan, and depending on where you go and what you get, it can take many forms.

Can you guess which is which based on the illustration here?

Adoption is picking up, of course, but its still slow.

So whats the deal?

So who drinks RC Cola these days?

It did, and today many a Chicagoan has a soft spot for the underdog cola.

Its the scrappy bargain brandthe un-hyped, unadorned alternative for true cola lovers.

Its a good reasespecially if youve ever had an RC and wondered what happened to the brand.

If you have a tuning fork, you should give this a try yourself.

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