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Re:Massachusetts Bans Employers from Asking Applicants About... by dragonwriter on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @02:14PM (#12211898)
> I know so many women who are constantly bit by this and negotiating in general. Here's an idea: compensation agents who negotiate the compensation package on your behalf. Athletes and actors have them, why not everyone else?

Because most other workers aren't, even with an agent, going to get paid enough more to make it worthwhile to pay a competent agent to negotiate on their behalf.

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Re:Massachusetts Bans Employers from Asking Applicants About... by bduerst on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @02:27PM (#12212035)
I agree, but smaller payscales means both sides are less willing to negotiate - i.e. an employer would be less willing to negotiate a programmer position as fiercely as an NBA team would for a starting slot.
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Re:Massachusetts Bans Employers from Asking Applicants About... by function_seven on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @02:32PM (#12212097)
You're right. They would just pass on the candidate and go with someone who isn't represented by an agent.
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Re:Massachusetts Bans Employers from Asking Applicants About... by bduerst on Tuesday August 02, 2016 @04:01PM (#12212892)
Salary and benefits negotiation usually comes at a point where the decision to hire has already been made, meaning it's costly for the employer to not negotiate.

That is why there is negotiation in the first place.

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