Have you ever decided to not extend a formal offer to a candidate after given a verbal offer because the salary asked was too high? Or is there almost always negotiation ground and still providing the candidate an option to join in the role’s salary range. I’m in the candidate’s shoes and I’m wondering how far or aggressive I could be or the level of risk to take to ask without not ending up an offer

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Don't go so high that you sound like a clown. Otherwise, ask for the high end of market.

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Depends on the candidate. If they give their salary requirements that is way higher than what the role offers, then we reject them since there’s no point in interviewing. If they’re open to negotiation, then we proceed with interviews.

If salary gets discussed at the end and the candidate wants something significantly higher, then yes - we’ll still reject because we can’t meet it. We typically will try to negotiate or we’ll bring up the salary band assuming candidate is flexible. Nothing wrong with asking for what you’re worth, but if it’s something aggressively high you run the risk of getting passed over.

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