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See, I would have had the opposite interpretation. Declaring the salary negotiable means to me that they're willing to hire a less qualified candidate (e.g. no
by rprospero 14y ago
See, I would have had the opposite interpretation. Declaring the salary negotiable means to me that they're willing to hire a less qualified candidate (e.g. no degree) for a lower salary. By opening negotiations, I'm never going to get more than the original salary and they're going to start working at finding an excuse to pay me less.
- Nursie 14y agoPessimist! Declaring it negotiable means to me that they may be willing to pay more to a better candidate, me! I guess it depends on the stage. In a job ad $Negotiable means I won't bother applying because I don't know what ballpark we're looking at. A negotiable amount in an ad (for example $100k, negotiable) could mean they'll try to low-ball you later, or it could mean you can argue them higher. At that point it depends who you're dealing with. But if you've been through the interview process and there's an offer made, but someone drops the n-word that's when you know somebody has a little more money to play with and it's your job to try and tease it out of them.