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This is why I mainly use recruiters, and I ask salary range up-front. If my read on the situation is the recruiter doesn't know (bad sign), then I prioritize th
by ericb 13y ago
This is why I mainly use recruiters, and I ask salary range up-front. If my read on the situation is the recruiter doesn't know (bad sign), then I prioritize the opportunity and recruiter lower. I also give more attention to jobs with the range posted, and I'm grateful when I see a range posted and it is low--they've saved me, and a lot of people a lot of time.
I'm at the high end of salaries, and I'm not taking 2 days off of work to interview for each job, only to find out it isn't in my range. I think companies that are cagey about this are either going to come in low, or are self-centered in their thinking (we are so awesome to work with, salary shouldn't matter!), both of which are bad signs for what should be a win-win relationship.
- nicholas73 13y ago> or are self-centered in their thinking (we are so awesome to work with, salary shouldn't matter!), I think there was definitely this element here. The feeling I get was that they expected candidates to jump at the chance to break into the industry. This is probably true. They were able to recruit people from top tier schools and I later heard they were famous even amongst funds. Yet, I don't think they distinguished that the career path is quite different as a programmer vs. a trader. As a programmer in a finance firm, my fear is that I'd be viewed as a cost center, a 2nd class citizen. Also it's a bit specialized and legacy tech work, like doing COBOL at a bank. Thus, I'd like to be paid up front and not in promises.