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Re:Ask HN: What things that tech recruiters do, annoy you th... by stuckonempty on Sunday June 13, 2021 @02:31AM (#27490297)
Probably annoying as a hiring manager, but one of the best ways for workers wages to rise is by using competing, “leaked” offers against each other.

This is in effect how you gauge what your talents are worth in the labor market. I’m glad offers get leaked for this reason

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Re:Ask HN: What things that tech recruiters do, annoy you th... by Hnrobert42 on Monday June 14, 2021 @03:37PM (#27507220)
What it means is that I don’t tell the recruiter. The candidate can do whatever they want.

We pay well. I don’t alter my offers based on the others I hear about. We usually beat them anyway, but when we don’t, that’s too bad.

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Re:Ask HN: What things that tech recruiters do, annoy you th... by leni536 on Sunday June 13, 2021 @05:09AM (#27491017)
Well, this how I could negotiate up my starting salary. I told each recruiter the competing offer, they didn't have to leak anything.
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