What are your salary expectations?
- ~90s answer
- 30s to prepare
- Free
What a strong answer does
How it's built
- 1Give a real range grounded in research, not a refusal to answer.
- 2Explain briefly why a range, not a single number, given how differently the same title can be scoped.
- 3Name your actual priority (fit) without pretending the number doesn't matter at all.
Delivery
Say the range at a steady pace, not faster than the rest of the answer — rushing a number reads as discomfort with it.Delivery
Keep your tone collaborative, not defensive — this should sound like a negotiation you're comfortable having, not one you're bracing for.Words worth practising
transparent
describes how you communicated, not what you communicated — pair it with a specific example.
negotiate
four syllables, not three — dropping one makes it sound rushed exactly when you want to sound calm.
confident
the stress sits on the first syllable — CON-fi-dent, not con-fi-DENT — say it the way you want to sound.
reliable
for consistency over time, not a single good outcome.
prioritize
the verb interviewers actually want, not "manage my time" — it names the decision, not the activity.
constructive
the word that separates useful criticism from just criticism — use it when describing feedback you gave, not just received.
Straight answers
How long should my answer be?
Aim for about 90 seconds, spoken naturally — long enough to give a real example, short enough that you don't lose the interviewer's attention. sayit's timer here is set to exactly that.
Do I have to follow the model answer word for word?
No — it's one strong way to answer, not a script to memorise. Borrow the structure and a few phrases if they help, but answer with your own real example; a memorised answer usually sounds memorised.
What does sayit actually check when I record my answer?
Your pace, pauses, filler words, and how closely each sound you produced matches its target — not whether your answer's content or structure was strong. Use the notes on this page for that part.
Ready to answer it out loud?
Free, no card. Pace, filler words, pauses, and the exact sounds to fix — the same depth a paying member sees.