<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 11:47 AM, Eric Junker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eric@eric.nu">eric@eric.nu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">On 2/25/2010 11:21 AM, Matthew Nuzum wrote:<br>
> I think there's a mind-set that they want to get the cheapest they can<br>
> manage. Maybe they're willing to pay $75-85k but they think/hope/wish<br>
> someone who wants $45k would apply.<br>
><br>
> I can't fault them for that.<br>
<br>
</div>I think it would be in their own self interest to weed out candidates<br>
that are expecting a higher salary. Do they really think they can trick<br>
a candidate that will only accept a $80k into accepting $60k? I also<br>
don't know if I would want to work for a company where they don't pay<br>
their employees a fair wage.<br></blockquote></div><br clear="all">Well, I'm not talking about unfair wages or tricking, I'm talking about the case where they'd accept two levels of candidates, both a $45k level applicant and a $75k applicant.<br>
<br>Maybe a good way to do this would be to say:<br><br>Salary: $45k - $55k but willing to pay more for an exceptional candidate.<br><br>-- <br>Matthew Nuzum<br>newz2000 on freenode, skype, linkedin, <a href="http://identi.ca">identi.ca</a> and twitter<br>