Will you please post your @##% hiring wages in your job descriptions. It will save both you and I a whole lot of time if I knew what you were planning to pay me up front!
You know what else would be helpful?… If recruiting companies indicated who they are hiring for so that we can do some research on the prospective company. With my luck I’ll end up reapplying to the same sweatshop I just left!—Tired of slogging through the mire of crap jobs!
This article appears in Apr 15-21, 2010.
i used to hate that too, go there all prepared and then they tell you it is substancibly less than somewhere else, offering the same type of job.
yeah… it always seems it’s less, and then you feel like you’ve wasted your time.
people are hiring… I know the company I work for is.
head up.
Interviews are business transactions. You are “selling” your skills, etc and the company wants to “purchase” those skills for the lowest price (salary). It’s up to you to negotiate a higher salary at the time an offer of employment is made. If all you are focusing on is the money, then your priorities are in the wrong place.
I definitely hate it when they don’t list the company’s name. How are you supposed to know if they’re good to work for? Wages aren’t as much of a concern for me, I expect to negotiate that, but it’s a heck of a lot easier to negotiate when you know how much the company makes, how many employees they have, and what kind of work they do.
A salary range would be nice. It’s a pain in the ass to go through an interview and find out they are offering $20k less than what you were looking for!
When I see a company who doesn’t list their name, I automatically assume its a high volume employer ie. Call centre, chain store etc. And I steer clear. You’re always welcome to call and ask for a salary range. Its not unreasonable.