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0 pointsduxup5y ago0 comments

Why can't you just tell them a range you're offering?

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dboreham5y ago· 3 in thread

Because then the candidate will be upset when you lowball them because they're not as strong or experienced as your range max merits.

duxupOP5y ago

And you won't feel the same when someone picks a number?

pdimitar5y ago

That seems to be the going theory in these circles, yes. If there were no initial expectations then the candidate can't feel low-balled.

BurningFrog5y ago

Might be a way to filter out the Perpetually Angry Engineers...

BurningFrog5y ago· 2 in thread

I think that question applies equally to both parties.

tomp5y ago

No it doesn’t. The company is fundamentally in a much better negotiating position (they have much more data on salaries) and carry way less risk than the employee (a company has many employees, each employee has just one job).

BurningFrog5y ago

I see this kind of argument a lot, and I don't think it's valid in general. People confuse "big" with "having power over me", or something.

In this case, obviously a job seeker does have many possible employers to apply to.

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7 comments · 2 top-level

dboreham5y ago· 3 in thread

Because then the candidate will be upset when you lowball them because they're not as strong or experienced as your range max merits.

duxupOP5y ago

And you won't feel the same when someone picks a number?

pdimitar5y ago

That seems to be the going theory in these circles, yes. If there were no initial expectations then the candidate can't feel low-balled.

BurningFrog5y ago

Might be a way to filter out the Perpetually Angry Engineers...

BurningFrog5y ago· 2 in thread

I think that question applies equally to both parties.

tomp5y ago

No it doesn’t. The company is fundamentally in a much better negotiating position (they have much more data on salaries) and carry way less risk than the employee (a company has many employees, each employee has just one job).

BurningFrog5y ago

I see this kind of argument a lot, and I don't think it's valid in general. People confuse "big" with "having power over me", or something.

In this case, obviously a job seeker does have many possible employers to apply to.

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