>It's waste of time to go through the interview process when parties have grossly mismatched expectations about compensation. To save time I usually ask somethi

>It's waste of time to go through the interview process when parties have grossly mismatched expectations about compensation. To save time I usually ask something like "what number would get you interested in this job?" If the goal is to save time, why not give the candidate your salary budget up front, instead of putting the onus on them to share information?