Recently I was in contact with several headhunters via LinkedIn. I could not spend time energy doing all the calls and interviews, so I asked (nicely) the headhunters about the salary range and benefits. Some never got back to me. Some asked me about my current salary and my expectation.
I simply said no, my current salary is irrelevant.
This is something that was commonly advised, but I don't think everyone understand how important it is.
In most of the cases, the company already has a budget for the new position, and also in most of the cases, they want to pay as little as possible ( unless you are crazily good and they are really desperate to get you). If they can pay you less and still make you happy (because it's already 30% higher than your current salary), why would they pay you more (even if they totally can)? ( Such employers exist, but they are not the majority). Same goes as expected salary.
You are worth what you bring to your new employer. You might be heavily underpaid with your current employer, but that has nothing to do with the negotiations.
For me, it is always salary and benefits upfront. If it is a match then I will proceed further, otherwise, "Thanks, but may be next time". That saves both sides time and effort. They already know a fair amount of my information from my LinkedIn profile, therefore, what to expect from me, why can't I know what I can expect from them.
In the end I got back a few ranges, which I politely said I will not proceed further, and only continued with 2 headhunters that provide a number I am comfortable with (even though it contains the infamous phrase"up to", at least I know what I can expect). Am waiting for an offer, but that is a different story.
Submitted January 01, 2019 at 02:26PM by shouldnotexist http://bit.ly/2Ap1UDe
