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by mhurron
3938 days ago
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> Recruiters are often paid x% of one year's base salary. In this case, your interests are aligned with the interest of the recruiter. Not entirely. It may be in your best interest to walk away from a position that is not offering as much as you want. On the other hand, the recruiter gets 0 if you walk away or are passed over because someone else asked for less. So it is in the recruiters best interests to get you placed somewhere, even if somewhere is a little lower yearly salary because they undercut competition. > The reason recruiters ask for your salary is not to engage in price fixing but to ensure that they pursue a placement where 1) the candidate is getting a pay bump and 2) the candidate is priced competitively. No, it's so you don't look like your biting off more than you can chew, which looks bad on them. If you move from somewhere with a low pay rate to somewhere higher and you try to get that big pay bump, they're going to tell you that you can't because you don't look like you're worth it based on your previous low pay. |
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YES YES YES YES YES. This is far more important than any salary disclosure. The recruiter is asking so they don't waste any one's time on a deal that will fail because of price.
> On the other hand, the recruiter gets 0 if you walk away or are passed over because someone else asked for less. So it is in the recruiters best interests to get you placed somewhere, even if somewhere is a little lower yearly salary because they undercut competition.
The problem is that you're willing to sign for a lower salary. Disclosure has no impact on you accepting or not accepting the offer, it just helps ensure the offer will be accepted when/if presented.
> No, it's so you don't look like your biting off more than you can chew, which looks bad on them.
Seriously, if your recruiter is telling the hiring company information that makes themselves look bad...they most likely are not going to close the deal. If your current would be seen as 'too low' to the client, then they won't disclose your current salary.
> If you move from somewhere with a low pay rate to somewhere higher and you try to get that big pay bump, they're going to tell you that you can't because you don't look like you're worth it based on your previous low pay.
If your recruiter tells you that, then drop them. Great recruiters know that the value of the candidate is driven by the current market, not the candidate's current pay.