The "open" system was already a semi-defacto practice for many job boards, where you'd have the field present at input when creating the offer (I don't think it

The "open" system was already a semi-defacto practice for many job boards, where you'd have the field present at input when creating the offer (I don't think it was mandatory, but many candidates won't look at an offer without a number) That said, I personally negociated and had offers negociated for above the offering. Think of it more as anchoring than hard bounds: a company details what they expect and how much they'd pay for it, and if on interview you don't fit the bill they could offer you a different job at a lower price instead of just refusing you, or you can ask a higher price for bringing a lot more skills than what they are requiring. At the end of the day it's still negotiations.