Hello! I have an interview tomorrow (I know, cutting it close lol) as a veterinary assistant in Indiana. I do not have any professional experience with animals but have a ton of personal experience and I am confident in any task or problem that could be thrown my way. The job's listed salary range for this position is $13.50 – $24.00 an hour. The location is also 45 minutes away.
I will not settle for less than $16 an hour but was thinking of asking for $17 to start. I would even feel like asking for $18 an hour wouldn't be crazy because I know how great of an employee I will be for them. I'm just afraid they will pass me up because I'm sure a lot of others would settle for the $13.50 starting pay and also with how far away I live.
The company seems nice and more of a bigger company than a smaller one. It says on Indeed that 36-40 people have applied and the job posting was taken down. I applied for it on June 24th as well.
I also will be interviewing with another company that is offering $18.25 to start as a sanitation worker in a warehouse. I would not love this but it's closer, the pay, not having to talk to people really; so I do also have that as “leverage” or whatever you would call that but idk I may not even bring that up.
I decided to post here bc I think you all will have great answers to help me decide. Thank you in advance <3