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Help! Successful cv application, what do I say in the reply email ?

I sent my CV to a company via email, and have been sent back the following reply:
"With your permission we would like to keep your cv for 6 months, please advise on salary requirements."

How do I reply to that without sounding silly ! I'm a bit stumped on what to reply, any advice would be ever so much appreciated! This is the first time I have applied for a job... my last job i didn't even have an interview, they just offered me the job there and then... so help!

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I would write something like this:

Dear (their name),

Thank you for your reply. I am very interested in career opportunities at (your company). Please do consider me for future openings.

My salary requirements will depend on the requirements of the position and the value I can bring to your company. As I am continually adding to my skill set, I would prefer that we discuss salary at a time when you have a suitable position and I can learn more about the specific opportunity at that time.

I do look forward to hearing from you.

All the best,

(Your name)


I hope this helps!

To your success,

David B. Wright
Author, Get A Job! Your Guide to Making Successful Career Moves

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• They are very formally advising you that they would like to know your salary requirements before ANY consideration is given. They are essentially forcing you to make the first offer - putting you at a disadvantage in salary negotiations. That's tipping your hand. Ideally you should make the other guy offer a price or a salary first.
  
  If you go to high - they'll keep your resume on file for 6 months. If you go to low they may think... what a bargain! Or... pricing yourself to low, decreases your value. Be careful to to NOT devalue yourself. Would you hire a roofer for $75. You are going to pay that just for him/her to come out. What salary will you accept just to come out?
  
  You were offered your last job on the spot??? You must be a "all that", so good things will happen to you.
• Seems a very strange response. Firstly, they don't need your permission to keep your c.v. six months. Secondly, they must know at least the general levels of salary appertaining to the jobs within their organisation. If in their eyes you are suitable for a particular job they should say so rather than putting you on the spot as they have done.
  Very difficult. I would probably give them a ring to see what they have in mind.

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• some answers below are the same answers from other questions?!
  well here's a genuine answer.
  
  you could reply something like ' I give my permission for you to keep my CV' and the second bit youll have to get from someone else ;)