I’m currently looking for a new, higher-paying position while still employed & I’m so frustrated by the lack of pay transparency.

The latest job I applied for is asking me to do a 4-hour job shadow & then a panel interview, and only if I am offered the job will they tell me the salary. I’m using 4 hrs of PTO from my current job to possibly find out the pay would be lower at this job, when I will decline the offer - effectively wasting my time and the depts time. Why is this acceptable?

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It's acceptable because people will do it. That's the unfortunate reality, to be honest. There are a lot more applicants than there are jobs so employers can get away with this kind of thing!

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Don’t do this that is a lot to ask. I would just say that! Unless you see the opportunity for a great networking opportunity than I would pass on by.

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I’ve always believed there should be federal pay transparency laws. It’s frustrating—and a waste of everyone’s time—when you interview only to receive a lowball offer that’s far below what you need to accept the role. I completely understand your frustration; I would feel the same way.

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When I was looking for work I quickly made it a personal policy NOT to apply for any position that did not list a salary range (after getting lowballed way too many times). If you are currently working, let them lure you, why chase question marks?
(*I now make significantly more than my last job because of this personal policy)

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Just tell them you need to know the pay before you invest in that.

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Her explanation was that salary is determined by a separate department like HR & will only share this information with a job offer, and depending on experience. But I call BS that she doesn’t know the range or approximate salary just to see if we’re in the right ballpark! Just games. I feel like they think if we invest enough time we’ll take the job no matter what, but I don’t play that way!!

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