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I recently stopped ignoring recruiters but I instead respond to say "thanks for reaching out, I'm actively looking, but if I'm going to invest the time in learn

I recently stopped ignoring recruiters but I instead respond to say "thanks for reaching out, I'm actively looking, but if I'm going to invest the time in learning more about the opportunity, can you tell me the salary range for the position? I need to know if I can afford to take the role" Most of the time they give a range. Even if I wasn't looking, I'd have picked up valuable market insight.

servercobra 5y ago
I do the same. I won't take a call from recruiters until they tell me the company name and salary range. Both are like pulling teeth with some of the shitty recruiters out there! I'm pretty happy with my good mission, fairly cushy, well paid role, so it'd take a significant pay bump for me to consider leaving, and we're wasting both of our (but mostly my) time if the role won't give me the salary I'd want.
ekzy 5y ago
I do that too. It works most of the time, but sometimes they would reply "what salary are you currently on?", if they do then I either ignore them or I reply that I don't think it's relevant or I that don't feel comfortable answering that question. I mean, it depends what market you're in. If you're desperate for the job, maybe you should reveal your salary (and bump it a bit?)
the_jeremy 5y ago
My first response to any recruiter is always asking for the compensation range. Recruiters have reached out with insanely varying ranges. The best was one day where I was offered one opportunity for $80k-$90k and another for $350k-$600k (different recruiters).
elric 5y ago
I simply tell recruiters what my current going rate is, and most of them leave me alone after that. This is great for separating the wheat from the chaff.
lordnacho 5y ago
This is one of the main benefits to the candidate of a recruiter. They tell you what the salary is, and they know it because their pay for placing you is tied to it. It also allows them to decide whether you're worth putting forward, or whether there might be some other role they can place you for.
gr__or 5y ago
I've done basically that but with auto-email reply and a short survey: https://gregor11.typeform.com/to/CjaodBIc https://gregor11.typeform.com/to/CjaodBIc (I call it my recruiter-shield)
- blaser-waffle 5y ago
  I copied the Slashdot spam checklist thing and repurposed for work stuff. I don't have that handy, but the original is here: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/04/04/06/1629219/analysis-of-spam-and-a-proposed-solution
NickGott 5y ago
This is really smart, I'm going to start doing this.

servercobra 5y ago

I do the same. I won't take a call from recruiters until they tell me the company name and salary range. Both are like pulling teeth with some of the shitty recruiters out there! I'm pretty happy with my good mission, fairly cushy, well paid role, so it'd take a significant pay bump for me to consider leaving, and we're wasting both of our (but mostly my) time if the role won't give me the salary I'd want.

ekzy 5y ago

I do that too. It works most of the time, but sometimes they would reply "what salary are you currently on?", if they do then I either ignore them or I reply that I don't think it's relevant or I that don't feel comfortable answering that question. I mean, it depends what market you're in. If you're desperate for the job, maybe you should reveal your salary (and bump it a bit?)

the_jeremy 5y ago

My first response to any recruiter is always asking for the compensation range. Recruiters have reached out with insanely varying ranges. The best was one day where I was offered one opportunity for $80k-$90k and another for $350k-$600k (different recruiters).

elric 5y ago

I simply tell recruiters what my current going rate is, and most of them leave me alone after that. This is great for separating the wheat from the chaff.

lordnacho 5y ago

This is one of the main benefits to the candidate of a recruiter. They tell you what the salary is, and they know it because their pay for placing you is tied to it. It also allows them to decide whether you're worth putting forward, or whether there might be some other role they can place you for.

gr__or 5y ago

I've done basically that but with auto-email reply and a short survey: https://gregor11.typeform.com/to/CjaodBIc https://gregor11.typeform.com/to/CjaodBIc (I call it my recruiter-shield)

blaser-waffle 5y ago
I copied the Slashdot spam checklist thing and repurposed for work stuff. I don't have that handy, but the original is here: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/04/04/06/1629219/analysis-of-spam-and-a-proposed-solution

NickGott 5y ago

This is really smart, I'm going to start doing this.