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neMg24
May 22, 2018 13 Comments

I'm waiting for my packet to be sent to HC (early next week). The recruiter called me yesterday to get an idea of salary expectations and TC numbers. Is this normal? Also I've heard recruiters tend to low ball, but wondering what the incentive is for them to low ball?

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  • Salesforce / Eng
    mubaho

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    mubaho
    They get a higher bonus if they keep you under the mid of the comp.
    May 22, 2018 9
  • Coupang / Eng
    zzzzzxxxx

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    zzzzzxxxx
    There was a recruiter AMA that said recruiters at large tech companies generally only care about offers being accepted as their key metric and comp does not matter.
    Of course, no company is going to pay you top of band from the beginning, but some shitty companies try to pay you at or below the bottom of pay band, while others start with a standard offer around median.
    From what I heard from friends, Google seems to give you a standard offer around median, and go higher to match competing offers.
    May 22, 2018 0
  • Microsoft / Eng
    Cono

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    Cono
    Expect a lowball. Reject. Be firm. They'll come back with a better offer.

    They lowball initially because there are candidates who accept the first offer they're given without negotiating.
    May 22, 2018 0
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