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The junior version of myself would agree: when you are a junior you have little power of negotiation and you accept whatever the company offers to you at the en
by danwee 3y ago
The junior version of myself would agree: when you are a junior you have little power of negotiation and you accept whatever the company offers to you at the end of the interview cycle (besides, if you manage to get to the end of the cycle, then you're probably thinking "I cannot let this opportunity pass"). So, if salaries are public, then you know what you are going for.
The senior version of myself wouldn't mind having no salaries advertised in job offerings. I know that now I have more power of negotiation and I know how much I should ask for in an interview. In order to not lose time in interviews, sometimes I tell upfront "BTW, I'm expecting at least X per year. Is that alright? Otherwise, goodbye and thank you for your time". Sometimes I don't say that and wait until the end because my guts (and the internet) tells me that the company can pay really well, so I want to make a good impression in the interview and ask for a 10% more of whatever salary they offer me first.
- psyfi 3y agoIt is quite the opposite. As a junior, you are more desperate for work to get experience, have less liabilities and would accept anything anyway, so the salary won't make much difference. As a senior, your time worth more and you should not waste it on companies you are out of their league, you are less likely to accept a low salary as your liabilites need to be covered. Yes, you can negotiate but your prespective assumes most companies would give you what you want eventually, which isn't true.