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HR: "That is higher than our range and we would not be interested in proceeding." It's a junior dev. Most companies don't expect them to estimate anything. As
by jarek 12y ago
HR: "That is higher than our range and we would not be interested in proceeding."
It's a junior dev. Most companies don't expect them to estimate anything. As far as most recruiters are concerned junior devs are perfectly replaceable and if they can't get a number or get a number $20k over everyone else, they have plenty more to choose from.
The best thing you can do is not to play the game with mediocre companies with mediocre recruiters, if you're good enough to pull that off.
- ky3 12y agoFirst remind them it's a preliminary range. Then escalate by informing the hiring manager what happened. HR's role is to support the company mission. HR throwing a spanner in the works just because you gave some estimate is weird at best. If you really end up with HR from hell, either they'll drag the company down with them or they'll be separated soon -- good riddance.