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Wow, that's pretty steep. Maybe that's just a west coast thing. Where I live (Ohio) that's 50% of the salary of a developer with 5 years of experience. I signed
by xauronx 14y ago
Wow, that's pretty steep. Maybe that's just a west coast thing. Where I live (Ohio) that's 50% of the salary of a developer with 5 years of experience. I signed up for your service but... that seems like a good chunk of change I'd prefer to have in my pocket :)
- bitsweet 14y agoWow, that's pretty steep. Maybe that's just a west coast thing. I don't think most developers realize how much recruiters are getting paid for placements. 25% is pretty standard across US, we're less then that with our flat rate. Where I live (Ohio) that's 50% of the salary of a developer with 5 years of experience. This is why we built this product - assuming you are even remotely decent at programming and write code in modern languages, a dev with 5 years of exp can easily be making more then 80K+. We have several companies right now that are hiring and paying more then that for roles where the developer can telecommute 100% from anywhere in the country. Not only do they pay well but they have really awesome teams.
- Peroni 14y ago25% is pretty standard across US, we're less then that with our flat rate. Fair comment however your flat fee equates to 25% of a $100k role. It doesn't become a viable economic alternative for employers until you reach the $150k mark. If your primary target is CTO level roles then great, otherwise your fee is ridiculous.
- bitsweet 14y agoWe haven't had any companies complain about our pricing. But oure real focus is on making a better experience.
- spleeyah 14y agoI think you might be underestimating the level of pay for developers in a lot of the "big" areas. (SF, Silicon Valley, NYC) I've personally heard of friends (fresh college grads) getting offers anywhere from $70k to $150k.
- Peroni 14y agoFresh college grads getting $150k? I find that incredibly hard to believe.
- joshdotsmith 14y agoThis is not terribly hard to believe depending on what projects they have in their portfolio. I was getting offered jobs that paid upwards of $170k with 2 years' experience and no CS degree. I can only imagine what someone with Stanford CS and more projects would look like.
- danielvinson 14y agoAs a fresh college grad from a non-top tier school in Silicon Valley, many of my friends are making ~$100K/year right out of school. I'm sure people from top tier schools going to Google and Facebook can make double that.
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- hr 14y agoPeroni is in the UK and doesn't have a good perspective on US recruitment.
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- recursive 14y ago> a dev with 5 years of exp can easily be making more then 80K+. Are you assuming west-coast? Generally speaking, "easily" sounds like a stretch to me.
- storborg 14y agoHave you considered the possibility that charging a flat fee instead of a percentage of annual salary makes your service inappropriate for most areas outside of silicon valley or NYC?
- awakeasleep 14y agoA recruiter who specializes and limits their scope sounds great to me.
- droncancio 14y agoI agree that charging a % would be better for example for companies hiring not in US,
- xxpor 14y agoYeah, I go to school in Ohio and am going to be working on the west coast. Salaries on the west coast are >2x (close to 3x) what I would have made in Ohio (Cleveland).
- kpapke 14y agoI haven't seen anybody raise the point about the cost of living. The salaries are more because the cost of living is higher. With 50k you can afford a mortgage for a nice house in the midwest, but in NYC the equivalent monthly income will qualify you for a tiny studio or 1 BR apt.