Posted on Aug 31, 2014
A civilian recruiter emails you an open position they are recruiting for. Should you respond by asking what the salary is?
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or would you ask for more information about the role and talk about how your background and experience matches with the role?
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There are a couple reasons why it's good to wait until the recruiter is willing to hire you to talk salary. 1- Shows that you care more about the work you'll be doing than the money. 2- If the recruiter likes you, he/she could have 20+ positions waiting for you with various salary ranges. You might've blown your chances by talking money first. Win the recruiter over first!
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1SG Larry Everly
I'm one of those "recruiters" and your advice is spot on! I also agree that you should "win" the recruiter over. Establishing a rapport with the recruiter will go a long way in getting you considered for other positions as well. Most resumes do not capture everything a candidate has experienced and recruiters don't always see everything in your document. That's where the relationship becomes vital. Interviews are revealing; whether it's attitude, motivation, leadership potential or other desirable characteristics. The Recruiter wants to pre-qualify or simply know you're qualified, interested and available before he shares compensation details. Most companies consider compensation details proprietary information and will not disclose in an email.
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SSgt Thomas A Tullis Jr
Responding to any e-mail for employment w/ a salary question is never a good idea. That indicates you are only interested in money and not a career.
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Roger, I get this from anyomous job engine sites and I alway ask the job recruiters for more detail and a website for begineers.
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CW3 Dylan E. Raymond, PHR
Joe that is two different things if you get a direct email from a recruiter asking you to take a look at a role to see if you are interested. I had people come back and ask where is the job located, what are the working hours, what will I be doing? All those are red flags to let me the person did not read the job description because it is all listed for the most part.
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SFC(P) Tobias M.
This is so true. Make sure that you read the job description prior to asking for more information. If you ask for more information and the answers have already been given to you then you sound unprepared. Again do your home work and shine for the people you are trying to impress. Do not look like a fool.
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Sorry to get of topic here however I just had the opposite experience, the recruiter only looked at the job title and not the job description. It was quiet clear that the company was needing someone with an engineering degree which I do not posses however they sent me the posting any way. With regard to salary, you definitely need to wait towards the end to talk about money. If you don't this places the company in control of salary negotiations. If they really want you they are more apt to negotiate a salary that will benefit both parties.
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As some have stated all ready I usually wait until the end to bring up salary. I usually want to find out more about the position and if I am actually suited for it. Sometimes recruiters just pick out key words from a resume and automatically think you are a fit for a position when in reality you are not. I would find out more about the position and if it is a fit then you should start negotiating a salary. If they ask you what your salary requirements are I usually either give a firm salary or I give a 10k window for them. Let's say you want an 80k salary. I would go 80-90k or even do 80-85k just to see what happens. Or if you want to go firm you can say 85k and negotiate from there if you must.
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