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No. A salary range requirement isn't customary in the U.S., and I'm in no position to enforce one at such an early stage. I'll make it an option though, and I'

No. A salary range requirement isn't customary in the U.S., and I'm in no position to enforce one at such an early stage. I'll make it an option though, and I'll include the salary data that StackOverflow ads make available when they do. I definitely prefer seeing a salary range when I look for jobs. >> I'd never ever create a website like this with hidden salaries. ...what if they do so, because they're offering 10, 20, 40% less because it's a place for "old geeks that noone wants"? In my experience, the risk of wage exploitation decreases with age. Unfortunately, a lot of younger workers are paid lower than less skilled, but older workers simply because of lack of seniority and/or negotiating skills. But, I must say such "what ifs" are silly in business. What if your anticipation of a nonexistent problem is the cause of your inaction? I'm not being snarky so much as serious. I've been in a number of meetings where I had to cede to someone's "what if" when the alternative was a cheap and measurable test. Cheap and measurable tests are the primary thrust of my blog post.

fecak 10y ago
>Unfortunately, a lot of younger workers are paid lower than less skilled, but older workers simply because of lack of seniority and/or negotiating skills. I'd say that younger workers were exploited a bit historically because they were largely unaware of their own market rates and didn't have a viable way to find out. That is changing remarkably fast through sites like Glassdoor and self-reported salary data on various other sites.
ryandrake 10y ago
You could add "salary range provided" as a filter, or place those with salaries filled in higher in the list.
jsingleton 10y ago
I think it would be good to add an optional salary range field and then you could test how many people fill it in. You could even try and scrape existing posts to see who has put it in the description. Then you could allow candidates to filter/sort on it. Or even better, prioritise jobs with salary above those keeping it secret, highest at the top. We require a salary on Cleanweb Jobs and it hasn't put that many companies off. However, we're mainly UK focused and a lot of job ads already list a salary here.

fecak 10y ago

>Unfortunately, a lot of younger workers are paid lower than less skilled, but older workers simply because of lack of seniority and/or negotiating skills. I'd say that younger workers were exploited a bit historically because they were largely unaware of their own market rates and didn't have a viable way to find out. That is changing remarkably fast through sites like Glassdoor and self-reported salary data on various other sites.

ryandrake 10y ago

You could add "salary range provided" as a filter, or place those with salaries filled in higher in the list.

jsingleton 10y ago

I think it would be good to add an optional salary range field and then you could test how many people fill it in. You could even try and scrape existing posts to see who has put it in the description. Then you could allow candidates to filter/sort on it. Or even better, prioritise jobs with salary above those keeping it secret, highest at the top. We require a salary on Cleanweb Jobs and it hasn't put that many companies off. However, we're mainly UK focused and a lot of job ads already list a salary here.