Ask who their client is. If they bait and switch you, that information gives you the freedom to contact the client and complain.
Recruiters lying about salary? Is this just me or is it getting out of control?
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Re: Recruiters lying about salary? Is this just me or is it getting out of control?
#12Ask who their client is. If they bait and switch you, that information gives you the freedom to contact the client and complain.
In my experience, they usually won't tell you who the clients are unless they are actually interested in you for the role. I have tried this with one recruiter, and it didn't work well.
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#13Ask who their client is. If they bait and switch you, that information gives you the freedom to contact the client and complain.
Re: Recruiters lying about salary? Is this just me or is it getting out of control?
#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
In my experience, they usually won't tell you who the clients are unless they are actually interested in you for the role. I have tried this with one recruiter, and it didn't work well.
If they don't tell you the client then why would you continue interacting with them?
That’s why they don’t tell you the client up-front, it’s the only leverage they have.
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#15Re: Recruiters lying about salary? Is this just me or is it getting out of control?
#16Ask who their client is. If they bait and switch you, that information gives you the freedom to contact the client and complain.
In my experience, they usually won't tell you who the clients are unless they are actually interested in you for the role. I have tried this with one recruiter, and it didn't work well.
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#17Please provide more background.. If you are recruited for the CEO of one of the FAANG, 1 million salary seems too low.
I have always assumed that when we hear about $1M, $500k "junior", etc devs they're including stock based comp. While I am just an IC so obviously not near the upper echelons, I've never been aware of base salaries for ICs being in those regions.
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#18Re: Recruiters lying about salary? Is this just me or is it getting out of control?
#19Well, it's at the high end of the range, anyway.
By the way, I define high as being in the top 90%.