Potential Employees Salary Negotiations
The initial salary you receive is based on three criteria: position range, your years of credited experience, and step placement. Position range is determined by the responsibilities found in the job description. Range A is the lowest; Range E is the highest.
Potential employees cannot negotiate for a higher range assignment, only higher step placement. Potential employees are credited for prior years of service in equal or higher level positions in ASF or the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. You also receive credit for years of experience as calculated by the Human Resources Office based on your resume or CV. The sum of the years experience will be rounded down to the closest year, so it is helpful to have your dates of employments be as accurate as possible. Check to be sure your experience is appropriately credited. Your years of ASF or MinnState experience and your years of credited experience will determine your target step within your range assignment.
There are 25 steps in each range. Step one is the lowest salary within a range; Step 25 is the highest. The target step determines a target for the initial salary offer, however, the employer may offer you an initial salary of up to two steps above the target step. For example if your range and experience indicated your target step should be step 4, you may be able to negotiate a starting salary at step 5 or 6. Initial step placement is critical. Your initial step placement is the basis for calculating all future salary increases.