<prompt> Human: Hey everyone. I have a job interview this week and wanted some advice as to how to approach asking for higher pay.The post is advertised as 10.87ph - 12.72ph presumably dependant on experience etc.I currently earn 8.32 but do 7.5 hours more a week than the advertised job is for... therefore to make the same amount I would need to get 10.40 at 30 hours. I currently cycle to work so use no petrol. The new job is 20ish miles away so I would use my motorbike. I estimate that it will cost me roughly 30 extra a week for this. So to get the same with that deductible; I would need 11.40ph. Is there a polite or good way of asking for more in the interview if pay is discussed? Would discussing the situation of travel and less hours be acceptable? Ive never had the experience of negotiating pay before and want to do it in the most professional manner possible.  <response>: let them talk about money first. then counter with more. something along the lines of i ran the numbers and with the reduced hours and increased commute, Id need to be making at least xhour for me to take the position. 