Salary expectations: how do you answer? (update)

I have been out of work for 6 weeks and feel pressure to accept less. This is my first time dealing with any of this. I do not want to price myself out.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.

Asking about the range for the role first worked for me. Some recruiters share it.