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I really don't agree with the advice to kick the salary question down the line. It's asked early for a reason—to determine if you're compatible before proceedi
by morgante 11y ago
I really don't agree with the advice to kick the salary question down the line.
It's asked early for a reason—to determine if you're compatible before proceeding with interviews. The majority of software developer jobs out there pay (substantially) less than I would accept and it's a waste of my time to spend time interviewing for them.
The ideal is that the company gives a compensation range, but many will refuse to. So I just tell them the top of my range. That ends the majority of conversations but it lets me narrow in on companies which properly value talent.
- calcsam 11y agoThe solution here is to turn the recruiter's around and say, "I'm not comfortable sharing that information, but I'm sure you put together a salary range when you put a rec out for the position. Could you share what that range is, and I'll tell you whether it makes sense to proceed?"
- morgante 11y agoDid you miss the part where I specifically mentioned that I do ask for a salary range? That works some of the time, but sometimes companies flat out refuse to give it.