I am so frustrated with job hunting! A recruiter called me regarding my application, gushed over my resume for 5 minutes and asked me why I'm looking for a new job and what my salary expectations are (no other questions.) She stated she thought for this location I would be out of budget and she didn't want to waste my time so she'd get back to me. 2 days later. She calls me to tell me they just couldnt justify the base salary I require for this market even after an hour meeting with the regional

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It's safe to say that some recruiters are not the right advocates for you.

I had one recruiter tell me my experience was only worth 125k.

I recently got an offer for 180k. Big difference!

I'd say to either apply directly if you have the time and resources or be choosy about the next recruiter you let represent you.

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Good for you! I think you did the right thing. I got a bad feeling from it just from your post so I think you dodged a bullet.

And I agree--don't sell yourself short. I didn't get the 180k offer until 17 interviews and 3 months later. It was exhausting but worth it

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Pt2- which is fine and I thanked her for calling me and being honest. A week later, calls me and says a higher level position that met my requirements ($100k minimum salary and remote) was open and she wanted to set an interview up. I agreed. Went through a 45 minute interview only to find out the MAX budget for the role is 80K and they'd want me in the office at minimum 3 days per week. I am so irritated, the hiring manager had no clue and thought I knew that before talking to her as she said she "knew" the recruiter discloses this info before setting any interviews. Such a waste if time and made me never want to interview for the company again

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