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> Companies absolutely have fixed hiring budgets and salary guidelines. Yes, they hay budgets and salary guidelines. All of that is negotiable as a hiring man
by jjav 4y ago
> Companies absolutely have fixed hiring budgets and salary guidelines.
Yes, they hay budgets and salary guidelines.
All of that is negotiable as a hiring manager. Just a matter of how many levels up the chain you need to go to get the approval and whether you (hiring manager) can convince them, which depends on how strong the candidate is.
- jameshart 4y agoIf someone told you you are a ‘hiring manager’ but you don’t have responsibility for the budget that hire comes out of, they are lying to you to make you feel important. Hiring requires money. If you have to go ask someone else for that money, they are the one doing the hiring.
- jjav 4y agoI can tell you first-hand, that's common. I control the hiring but not the ultimate say in the budget. Up to $X I can approve the hire, up to $YY I need to seek VP approval, up to $ZZZ I need SVP approval, up to $LOTS I need CEO approval. But all of those are feasible, given the right candidate. There is no hard ceiling on the budget, it's all about who I can convince.
- alistairSH 4y agoThe just a wee bit pedantic. In my position, I control my employees' salaries (within guidelines). But, if I want to add headcount I need to make my case to my VP or higher. I suppose I could fire 5 seniors developers and hire 10 junior developers with the freed up budget, but I definitely cannot conjure up the $200k+ required to hire an additional employee without approval from my boss or his boss.