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Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by orpheline on Saturday April 20, 2019 @07:06PM (#19709488)
My last job search, I was cold-called by a recruiter who was working with a local bank. Salary range was acceptable, and there were a few factors pressing for finding a job quickly.

Interviews went well, liked the people I met; things looked good. As a condition of the offer, the recruiter told me they needed my current salary. I provided that, and they dropped their offer ~$15,000 below the low end of their range because my income (in another state and a different industry) was lower.

I told them, "that's not how this works. You base your offer on what the work is worth here, not on what I was making in another role."

Walked, and got an offer two weeks later - $30,000 above their original range and no bullshit trying to tie it to my current income.

Re:We Don't Have a Talent Shortage. We Have a Sucker Shortage by bitcoinmoney on Sunday April 21, 2019 @01:48AM (#19710709)
Did you say that on the phone or email? Did they reach out to you first after two weeks of radio silence? I’m always curious how these negotiations go since I just got off the job market.