Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges

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Post by Carrok » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 4:46 PM UTC

At the start of this year, Colorado has changed to require every job posted to list a salary range. Other states are also beginning to follow suit.

I am currently job hunting. I started looking locally, everything lists salary ranges, perfect. I can know which positions to skip and which ones might be a good match right away. No need to waste time with 7 rounds of interviewing only to find out the salary is 50% of what I currently make.

Now I've begun widening my search to remote work, as the idea of commuting to an office in 2022 is completely insane to me.

Most jobs on nation-wide job boards do not post a salary range. I will not even click on those job postings. It's simply not worth it.

Further, after seeing so many positions listed _with_ salary ranges, when I see one without a salary range it makes me feel like you have something to hide and are trying to trick me.

So the next time your team starts discussing why you can't seem to hire, maybe ask if you are publicly posting salary ranges on these positions?

Re: Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges

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Post by mr90210 » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 4:49 PM UTC

I use the same approach, save me time.

Re: Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges

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Post by fdgsdfogijq » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 5:10 PM UTC

The salary ranges are largely meaningless though? Equity compensation for good tech roles is like half or more. Also, levels.fyi has most salary information you could need.

Re: Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 5:12 PM UTC

fdgsdfogijq wrote: post #3

The salary ranges are largely meaningless though? Equity compensation for good tech roles is like half or more. Also, levels.fyi has most salary information you could need.

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Re: Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges

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Post by donatj » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 5:13 PM UTC

> No need to waste time with 7 rounds of interviewing only to find out the salary is 50% of what I currently make.

You can just ask at the end of the first interview. I've never had a problem doing so.

Re: Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges

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Post by phphphphp » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 5:14 PM UTC

fdgsdfogijq wrote: post #3

The salary ranges are largely meaningless though? Equity compensation for good tech roles is like half or more. Also, levels.fyi has most salary information you could need.

Equity compensation has meaningful value for a small minority of roles (i.e: at liquid companies) so for the majority of job seekers, salary is the compensation.

Re: Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges

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Post by carrozo » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 5:14 PM UTC

Remote job listings made up 18.4% of paid job postings on LinkedIn in May, attracting 53.5% of applications, up from 2.9% in January 2020, according to LinkedIn data.

(Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-that-remote-job-opening-real...)

Re: Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges

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Post by Clubber » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 5:15 PM UTC

donatj wrote: post #5

> No need to waste time with 7 rounds of interviewing only to find out the salary is 50% of what I currently make. You can just ask at the end of the first interview. I've never had a problem doing so.

I would ask before the interview process even starts. Actually I wouldn't, I would just skip like the OP.

Re: Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges

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Post by praptak » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 5:16 PM UTC

donatj wrote: post #5

> No need to waste time with 7 rounds of interviewing only to find out the salary is 50% of what I currently make. You can just ask at the end of the first interview. I've never had a problem doing so.

I don't like having to ask.

Re: Tell HN: You can't hire because you don't post salary ranges

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Post by stitched2gethr » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 5:16 PM UTC

donatj wrote: post #5

> No need to waste time with 7 rounds of interviewing only to find out the salary is 50% of what I currently make. You can just ask at the end of the first interview. I've never had a problem doing so.

Better to ask before the first interview, but that still takes more time than reading it off the posting.