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Re:Red Flags I Saw While Doing 60 Technical Interviews in 30... by arenaninja on Thursday March 11, 2021 @02:22PM (#26427909)
I was asked this question point blank and it took me by surprise. Then they asked me to name the comp for me to accept their offer and when I did they still exceeded it
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Re:Red Flags I Saw While Doing 60 Technical Interviews in 30... by DoofusOfDeath on Thursday March 11, 2021 @02:50PM (#26428229)
It's good that they exceeded it. IIUC, generally accepted negotiation theory says that the first person to name a number loses.
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Re:Red Flags I Saw While Doing 60 Technical Interviews in 30... by kmonsen on Thursday March 11, 2021 @02:57PM (#26428303)
Yeah, if I name a number and you exceed it that shows you want me. If you force me to name a number and you still come in below that is going to be a no even though I might have accepted it if you didn’t force me to give a number.

I just had a 3 month interview experience with Apple and the recruiter was the worst ever, kept lowballing and giving small improvements and the hiring manager accused her of lying to him. It was a role that i care a lot about but after that interaction there was no way I could say yes.

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