A headhunter from Apple contacted me on LinkedIn for a 12 month + contract materials reliability position. He’s based overseas and is immediately asking my hourly rate. Is this legitimate? King of surprising . Should I provide a rate or just say no? I’m assuming something from Levels.fyi or comparable. I’m currently $175k and full remote with a BS spreadsheet engineering job.

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What G1 said. But here’s another idea. Do what mechanics do when they don’t want a job.

Throw out a ridiculous number. Say a rate that is double what you’re making now (there are online calculators out there), and see what happens.

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The Indian headhunter is still pushing for a number. I figure $150/hr based on Levels.fyi. But then still I’d have to relocate to Bay Area and that’s $$$.

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Your call tbh, but I personally wouldn’t do contract to hire especially if I’m already sitting on a job like yours. I would just tell them your expectations on salary right away so that way if you do want it, you’re happy with comp.

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Yeah, I’m leaning towards ridiculous #. Cupertino doesn’t sound appealing either. I’m currently in Portugal and then wintering in Argentina. He didn’t even say if it was W-2 or 1099 employee. Plus with my current job I’m actively studying full stack dev because there’s no future in mechanical / materials engineering.

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yeah seriously, can I have your life lol? This doesn't sound appealing at all considering what you have

Don't know what the rules are overseas but here they aren't supposed to ask salary info.

You sure they're from Apple?

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