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You are supposed to lie to inflate your salary even more? So rather than offer of 60% current pay they'd be offering 30% wink wink current pay. I hope you no
by peteradio 8y ago
You are supposed to lie to inflate your salary even more? So rather than offer of 60% current pay they'd be offering 30% wink wink current pay. I hope you no longer communicate with that recruiter.
- d4mi3n 8y agoThis is common practice, but it’s playing into a bad power dynamic where the employer is trying to anchor the negotiation to a number. It’s a predatory question, and giving a bullshit answer to a bullshit question is a reasonable response. As I mentioned in another comment, I personally prefer just setting a salary range I’d be willing to accept. I walk away if given an offer below that range. It gives me the initiative of anchoring the negotiation to a number I want. It also saves me a lot of time by screening out companies that aren’t willing to actually negotiate.
- jpdb 8y agoSo why not just tell them a number, because the company is going to go for the lowest in the range anyways?
- revvx 8y agoYou can ALWAYS negotiate before you accept the offer. "Yeah thanks, but that offer is not enough for me to leave my current job. I need at least X more. Let me know if you're interested." (In fact, you can negotiate even AFTER you accept it!)