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I have been getting more LinkedIn recruiters reaching out lately and some of the positions sound interesting and I would like to find out more. I am wondering if it is a dick move for my first response to essentially be “what is the salary range offered for the position?”. I don’t want to waste anyone’s time if the comp isn’t there. I know I can search blind and levels fyi for the recent offer comps but does not work for smaller companies or more obscure roles. TC= 250k (stock appreciation). 5yoe Should I ask for the range up front before taking “intro call” or no?
Yes. It's important. That's one of the deciding factor. I used to do phone screen, the full onsite and finally got an offer from a startup. Anytime during the process when I asked what the band is for this role. The recruiter dodged it. He said our offer acceptance rate is 80 percent. I am like okay. But ended up wasting my time and rejected their offer at the end. Be up front about expectations is a good thing
Accidentally voted no. You absolutely should.
Yup I do it and frame it as “to be respect of your time” think about their incentives - it’s bad for everyone. Also I am at FB so most folks usually respond I am out of range
I mean why would LinkedIn have obscure roles? It’s a pretty well known company so should be able to find good info
I meant recruiters on LinkedIn 🙂 from various companies
absolutely! ask. if they are weird about it and/or dodge the question, move on, the opportunity likely wasn’t worth your time anyway.
source: i’m a recruiter and get asked this question all the time, i always provide the range
Thank you very much
Follow up question: why don’t recruiters reach out with band information? If a recruiter reaches out with a reasonable band, I’m much more likely to reach out
Related question: when you have large faang and faang-adjacent companies on your profile, why do recruiters reach out with 3 month contracts at $55/hr?
I think I can answer that one! Many recruiters take the spam mail approach and put literally zero effort into finding a good fit
I always do. It’s respectful to everyone’s time