Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
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09/14/21 at 6:56PM UTC
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Salary - when it comes up in an interview Nowadays, this comes up in the interview usually first round.That's literally the definition of what I mean when I say "It has to do with SALARY BANDS".
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "Was I off? Or, was she?"
Can you elaborate?
Anonymous
09/14/21 at 7:03PM UTC
Geesh. Could you have been any more rude? She said she was just given one number, not the range.
Anonymous
09/14/21 at 7:02PM UTC
She didn't give me the salary BAND... Just said a flat $94k. I felt like she was trying to just get me at the lowest.
Hope that helps.
Joan Williams, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist
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09/14/21 at 10:37PM UTC
Not the way I would have necessarily handled it but my guess is that the salary band for that position probably topped out at $94k - say it was $84k to $94k.
What's the point of bringing up the $84k to $93k part of that range if you're looking for $110k. I can see that.
Still not sure I understand the "Was I off? Or, was she?" part.
Also, FYI - I wasn't yelling at you in my previous post - I just copied and pasted from my previous comment.
And I might have misunderstood your original comment - I thought you were talking about negotiating the comp higher. That's what I meant about working within the salary bands.
Anonymous
09/15/21 at 1:19AM UTC
I didn't think you were rude. That was someone else. I'm the one that asked you the question btw.
The recruiter just told me the salary of $94k. No band or range. No starting at, or tops at... So when I told her $130k, she almost seemed like she was caught.
I've been interviewing for months and never had this happen to me. So I didn't know if I was just overreacting by withdrawing my interest or she was not giving all the info.
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