Re:Ask HN: What is your strategy to handle recruiters asking...
by muzani on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @01:26AM
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I find there's four monthly salary numbers in my city: 2500 for junior, 4000 for not junior, 10000 for a senior, 20000 for a 10x.
As soon as you ask for something in the higher tier, the expectations change. If desperate for a job, you can ask for a lower tier, something like 3800 or 9400. The higher your tier, the more people have to approve the salary, the more complex the process is, and the higher their expectations before they fire you. I got my current job asking for a lower tier, and they hired me 12 hours after the interview.
Benefits are much more complex but usually non-negotiable with recruiters. Whatever benefits is usually not worth the salary change. I normally care about things like no open office over insurance, or having a good keyboard and work chair over gym plans. I've seen drastic changes like $2000 salary drop in exchange for $50 in parking benefits, so they're usually not worth bothering with.
As soon as you ask for something in the higher tier, the expectations change. If desperate for a job, you can ask for a lower tier, something like 3800 or 9400. The higher your tier, the more people have to approve the salary, the more complex the process is, and the higher their expectations before they fire you. I got my current job asking for a lower tier, and they hired me 12 hours after the interview.
Benefits are much more complex but usually non-negotiable with recruiters. Whatever benefits is usually not worth the salary change. I normally care about things like no open office over insurance, or having a good keyboard and work chair over gym plans. I've seen drastic changes like $2000 salary drop in exchange for $50 in parking benefits, so they're usually not worth bothering with.