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- You can ask hard salary questions beforehand without offending a recruiter. Nothing worse than going through a long process to find out the company expects to
by ericb 10y ago
- You can ask hard salary questions beforehand without offending a recruiter. Nothing worse than going through a long process to find out the company expects to pay below-market.
- You can set salary expectations with the recruiter directly without causing offense.
- Companies that can afford to pay a recruiter have passed a filter to show they are motivated and have budgetary flexibility.
- Often, companies that are growing faster than they can hire are great places to work. They will have more opportunities going forward, and stock that is worth more. To paraphrase Gordon Gecko, "growth is good!"
- You can work with several recruiters and line up a number of interviews in a short window to get multiple offers to ensure a strong salary.
- firebird84 10y ago> You can ask hard salary questions beforehand without offending a recruiter. Nothing worse than going through a long process to find out the company expects to pay below-market. This right here is invaluable. When I talk to company recruiters (inside a company) I try to get an idea early on whether it's a waste of time due to below-market pay. I've had my share of people who were honest and open about it and those who give me the "we pay market rate" nonsense. I take that as dog whistling for below-market. When talking to independent recruiters they're usually quite happy to give up this information, and/or find me positions more suitable. It tends to be more amicable.