Base salariesWhy do some employers fail to post their salary range on a job posting? I don' t think it' s a matter of "failing" to past a salary range as much as it is a matter of choosing not to. In some instances, I think employers are anxious to evaluate the salary expectations of candidates in order to gain some insight on where their salary range needs to be to recruit the level of talent they require for the job they hope to fill. For others, not listing a salary range is nothing more than a way to screen out applicants whose anticipated salary range is no where close to the budgeted range the employer has established - there' s not point in wasting time interviewing candidates who anticipate a salary that' s not even close to what the employer is willing to pay - that wastes everybody' s time. Those are a couple of reasons why employers don' t always list a salary range. Make sense? I refuse to believe thy fail to mention the salary you are going to be offered. First of all, a professional employer would not do that at all. On the contrary, he' ll ask you either during the interview, or in a questionnaire, what is the salary you expect to get. In this case, you should negotiate, because it is little probably to get how much you ask for. I' ve seen not more than 10 adds in my entire life mentioning the salary. "For others, not listing a salary range is nothing more than a way to screen out applicants whose anticipated salary range is no where close to the budgeted range the employer has established - there' s not point in wasting time interviewing candidates who anticipate a salary that' s not even close to what the employer is willing to pay - that wastes everybody' s time. " Paul, I understand your first response to this question--makes perfect sense to me! But I am confused with the above comment. If an employer wants to screen out candidates whose expectations are wildly different from the position' s pay scale, doesn' t it make sense TO post the range, rather than not? Without any range posted, isn' t it more likely, not less, that candidates who are "out of the ball park" on salary will apply? Unless you are assuming that these companies, rather than posting a range, are requesting that salary expectations be stated in a candidate' s cover letter. But not all positions posted without a salary range ask for salary requirements. Doesn' t that waste more time than the employer simply posting a range? I can' t tell you how many times my husband has responded to a job with no range posted, been interviewed by phone, and then, at the last minute, found that the job pays nowhere near his requirement (and, no, his expectations were not unrealistic, as he got a job making more than his expectations). So, doesn' t that waste both the recruiter' s time and his? To go through a 20-minute phone screening, plus the time the recruiter spent reviewing his resume, only to discover that the parties' ranges are too far apart for any consideration? On the other hand, if the range is posted, and a person who sees the posting knows right off that the range is not within consideration, then he/she won' t apply, thereby wasting nobody' s time. My own opinion is that many employers who do know what they need to pay to attract quality candidates do not post the range in hopes they can find a stellar candidate willing to work for less than what the employer has found to be the "going" range..... Yes, you know, my cynicism about employers, but I believe there is some validity to my point, even if it is not accurate across the board. Oh, I agree with you! I was just suggesting reasons why some employers elect not to post their salary ranges. It would be far simpler if employers and job seekers would post their budgeted salary ranges on the one hand and their anticipated salary ranges on the other. That would make everybody' s job much easier. I don' t think it' ll ever happen, but it would be far easier if everybody just listed what they' re willing to pay and what they' re willing to accept - and did it honestly. Then negotiating would be limited to talking back and forth about where within the range a salary ought to be! "It would be far simpler if employers and job seekers would post their budgeted salary ranges on the one hand and their anticipated salary ranges on the other. That would make everybody' s job much easier. " Amen to that, Paul, amen! Wow, wouldn' t that save a tremendous amount of time on the part of everyone? And reduce the gamesmanship people on both sides think they have to engage in? I can understand in a situation such as you cited earlier, when, for example, an employer is posting a position for which they honestly do not know the range they need to be in in order to get the candidate they feel they need. In that case, the best tactic is probably to see who responds, and what range the "ideal" candidates are asking. If they determine that range is something they can' t, or don' t want to, afford, then they look at the next-best level of candidate, and what the expectations are. But, in the vast majority of cases, I assume employer "know" what either the going market range is, or certainly what their budgeted range is. So, why not post it and streamline the process? | |
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