how to answer for expected salary

hello guys
i am doing right now students project. i am earning 2 lakhs pa in bangalore. now i want to join an embedded company. i have done projects on gsm,gps,adc,ivrs,sensors,rtc,eeprom etc(software +hardware) using 8051 and pic 16f.
if i attend the interview n ask how much salary u r expecting.
how much should i specify as i have no industrial experience
please suggest
i am staying in Bangalore and planning to search in Bangalore only

When they say "how much are you expecting", you say something like "how much were you expecting to pay for this position?".

I am not sure I would suggest saying that. Most important, I am reluctant to give a suggestion of what is proper, as I have no appreciation of the culture. Seemingly harmless words to an American may be interpreted as being smart aleck.

When I was interviewing for my fist job, salary ranges in the field were pretty well know. If the question came up, I was candid and explained how it was the job, not the salary that would make the difference to me. I was prepared to say what I found attractive about each job for which I interviewed. I did not list any negatives unless it was asked in a direct question.

The only job where salary was mentioned as a selling point was a position I did not take. I was young, and my career was far more important to me than a few years of making a big salary while hating every minute of it. We called it sucking someone's marrow. After four or five years, such positions often get a younger person, and the now older person is left without a job or a career. His once new degrees need to be re-polished to have even a hope of finding another job.

John

If this is your first job and if you think that this is a great opportunity to be missed, then don't miss it because of the money. If this is a serious company, then they may appreciate a young man's talent, but still he would be a young man for them. I cannot suggest anything since this is your decision and career, but I will tell you what happened to me once. I was asked the same question by a big (for Greek standards) company and my answer was "I leave this on you. I want to earn money in this company but not because I demanded it here today, but through my hard work in the company". Eventually I was hired and got a decent (not particulary high) salary, but I started working in a company from which I gained great knowledge. Money can wait for some years. But technical knowledge, meeting very interesting people and learning much better the "know how" on projects completion, is much more important for you right now. Having skills on electronics or programming is one thing and succesfully completing a project is another, and comes not only through talent but through experience also. I am not telling you to give the same answer since I don't know the boss of this company and at the time I already had some experience in the real world. I think it would be better to show that you have a lust for knowledge and hard work, instead of money. On the other hand don't look scared, but confident. Tell them about your projects until now, but do not give them fake hope about your embedded knowledge. Lies will drive you out of there before you even realize it.

Wish you luck and all the best for your career.

Alexandros

Thanks guys for the valuable suggestions...
i am really grateful to u all and this forum.