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Too often, we think that unless we are perfect compliant unicorns, the company won't hire us. Remember this: Recruiters don't hire people, and companies don't
by late2part 12y ago
Too often, we think that unless we are perfect compliant unicorns, the company won't hire us.
Remember this: Recruiters don't hire people, and companies don't hire people. Hiring managers hire people.
I completely agree with Jacques on this. Tell the recruiters that you won't disclose your salary until after you receive an offer from them. Tell them what you'd like your offer to be.
If you are sought after (and you were by the recruiter contacting you) they will make you an offer without you telling them your current salary.
As a partial compromise, tell them that you don't disclose your salary until you're further into discussions. That will assuage the dine-and-dash nature of some screener sourcer recruiters.
- reneherse 12y agoI'm just curious, why do you think it is necessary to ever disclose your current salary at all? It doesn't seem like it would ever provide you with an advantage. I prefer a more aggressive approach: after discussing the benefits you bring to the prospective company, YOU ask what the company's budget is to see if they're in your ballpark. After the recruiter discloses a number, you can make a judgement call and negotiate up from there. This pattern turns the tables on the traditional view of the recruiter-prospect interaction. Don't be passive; actively shape the direction of the conversation.
- seanp2k2 12y agoI agree with your overall point, but sometimes recruiters or other people at the company have veto power over a hiring manager.