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Because you give up a lot of flexibility when hiring people. If you want to hire someone asking even just a tiny bit more than what the algorithm says, you hav
by Leherenn 3y ago
Because you give up a lot of flexibility when hiring people.
If you want to hire someone asking even just a tiny bit more than what the algorithm says, you have to adjust the algorithm and increase everyone else, play with the role level to get what you want or just say sorry not possible.
My experience is that it's often the second one. "Yeah, he's more like level X than Y, but we need someone quickly and he's the only one in the pipeline, so let's bump his level so that it matches his salary demand and sign him." It kinda devalues the whole thing if you tweak the input to get the output you want.
- kisamoto 3y agoTrue - there is no flexibility but that's kind of the point. The situation you describe is exactly how salary discrepencies and potential gender inequality happen. Realistically if you have a candidate you want to hire but they are not happy with what the algorithm spits out either your baseline isn't correct for the current market situation (and therefore should be adjusted, affecting every employee), or it's not the right candidate. The algorithm should be an accurate representation of what your company is willing to pay for an individual at a certain level. If the candidate is not happy, fine. Can't have everything and they may be overvaluing their skillset. If the company is not happy, a single candidate should not get preferential treatment over the other employees.
- foobiekr 3y agoIt’s actually better to just assume levels are just pay grades and totally dismiss the idea that it otherwise means something.