Had a few rounds of good interviews w an agency in a smaller market for a higher position. Before the final interview (with the ecd), the recruiter sends me a “cost of living” info packet, comparing my city (one of the five largest in the country) to this new, smaller city. What’s it mean?

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Ask if their clients pay them less due to their location.

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The point I was trying to make but wasnt sure what COL in Portland is. Exchange rate aside, point still stands. If a sr makes 140k dollars in NY then a senior in Brazil should be getting paid 788k reales.

Probably to not expect a big salary.

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You got all the way to talking with the ECD before speaking about salaries?

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Mid- and small-market shops aren’t going to pay people to live in NYC, SF, etc. It’s just not going to happen. If you don’t want to move and can’t live on the salary they offer, then it’s not going to work out.

How did you not have a salary conversation in like, the second round of interviews?

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