[wallyhs]

The salary isn't the point:

> I immediately exclude discussion of company, title, and salary, because these are the things people think they want but can't really affect my decision.

> So by stating that these three things, company, title, and salary, are already taken care of, it frees candidates to think about what really matters to them.

[learc83]

Salary matters in that it allows you to pick jobs that aren't ordinarily practical.

Most people have something else they would be doing if salary weren't a constraint. So the honest answer isn't likely to be a job like the one the candidate is interviewing for, but most people will be dishonest and say that the job they are applying for is their dream job because that's what they think the interviewer wants.

[sheepmullet]

> The salary isn't the point

Except it is. I earn 3x more as an enterprise developer than I could as a games developer and work significantly fewer hours.

The truth is spending time with my family, and having the money to support them, is more important than having my "ideal" job.