--- Tod Chernikoff <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>But many organizations work from the premise that if they show a
salary range of X to Y, there will be a surprising number of people who
are currently paid at just less than Y who apply for the position. 

>No doubt there are always going to be people with requirements that
fit 
the given range, stated or not.

Just to clarify my point... since most organizations have no real way
to verify an applicant's salary, I would suggest that when a salary
range is reported as X to Y, many candidates will adjust their reported
current salary to meet what they expect to be paid (at a minimum) in
the new job... which will often be *amazingly* just short of Y. I
suspect that is a bigger reason for not stating salary range in most
job ads. 

Either way, there is always a bit of a game to be played when you're
asked the dreaded "what are your compensation expectations?" question.
It sometimes makes or breaks the deal. And you either find out you
overvalued yourself of undervalued yourself. But it is part of the
game.


Patrick Cunningham, CRM
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