Tech jobs vary wildly in pay, but their marketing language doesn't. This makes it very hard to know what's worth your time. The reality is, if you're making >$100k and a recruiter comes offering "a great opportunity to work at the next big thing!" but their top range is $90k, then there's almost no chance you'll choose to go there. Since pay is paramount to the employment arrangement, why wouldn't I expect that to ma…
I just straight up tell recruiters what my expectations are. Yes, there's a risk of selling myself short, but if I quote a number I am happy with (say, current salary plus 33%) and they are fine with it, why should I be unhappy if I got what I demanded?