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Just to underscore: Definitely have the comp details + company info included in the _very first contact_ with a potential candidate. Don't make me ask for it, a

Just to underscore: Definitely have the comp details + company info included in the _very first contact_ with a potential candidate. Don't make me ask for it, and especially don't try to hide it until I've gone through an interview/phone screen/coffee at your office/whatever. Don't spam me with jobs that I couldn't possibly be interested in. For instance, I work almost exclusively with open source technologies. There is no world in which I'd be interested in building .NET applications for some soulless corporation, not attending conferences, etc. Also, because this comes up frequently: don't spam people with javascript experience with java positions.

lscore720 8y ago
I discuss the compensation range before the interview process begins (i.e. their resume preparation) only with candidates responding with interest to my initial contact. I make a leap in faith by sharing the company/job details in the first contact, and having been screwed over by doing this, I feel it's fair to hold off at presenting compensation details to literally every person I contact. After all of my hard work, all they need to do is take one second and respond with "looks interesting, but could they match or exceed $XYZ range?" If they're interested and have not brought up numbers, I'll ask them to provide their expectations first and I appreciate when they do. If they don't, I'm happy to give them a broad range to see if they're at least in the same ballpark. As an agency recruiter, I serve the employer. If I tell everyone that a job will pay $150K - $200K, far too many people will respond with "yeah, my expectation is around $200K." It's not fair to the CTO/VP Engineering. I don't believe there's a right answer, but I'm trying to find that middle ground that serves everyone best. I would be curious to hear what HN users think.

lscore720 8y ago

I discuss the compensation range before the interview process begins (i.e. their resume preparation) only with candidates responding with interest to my initial contact. I make a leap in faith by sharing the company/job details in the first contact, and having been screwed over by doing this, I feel it's fair to hold off at presenting compensation details to literally every person I contact. After all of my hard work, all they need to do is take one second and respond with "looks interesting, but could they match or exceed $XYZ range?" If they're interested and have not brought up numbers, I'll ask them to provide their expectations first and I appreciate when they do. If they don't, I'm happy to give them a broad range to see if they're at least in the same ballpark. As an agency recruiter, I serve the employer. If I tell everyone that a job will pay $150K - $200K, far too many people will respond with "yeah, my expectation is around $200K." It's not fair to the CTO/VP Engineering. I don't believe there's a right answer, but I'm trying to find that middle ground that serves everyone best. I would be curious to hear what HN users think.