It is in appropriate to ask what the compensation for a position is after a first interview if they want you to go on three more and the interviewers on my first told me that was above their pay grade to tell me?????

Seems kind of ridiculous for a business to want to waste so much time to find out after a handful of interviews that the pay isnt aligned with my needs ......

I can see in biglaw not bringing up knowing damn well if you get an offer itll likely be high, but this is a midsize

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They may not know what they can offer you specifically. You can always ask for a range of what they could offer for the position and then let them know if that works for you before proceeding.

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Absolutely appropriate. I’d say it’s a red flag if they don’t tell you.

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I don’t think it’s odd that the first round of interviewers didn’t know the pay range. However, I definitely think you should get that information at a second interview—especially if there are 4 total, which seems excessive.

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Except once they have spent that time and decided they want you and know your experience, they are more likely to be willing to negotiate into a range you want. If it were a hard number, you'd likely already know it. I'd keep your focus on getting an offer and then negotiate, especially if they want someone to start right away.

So, i reached out today and we werent so a part ... i told them my floor number and said they will set me up with a meeting with the owner, instead of a second round of individual meetings with his associates.

They were open to the discussion, and human resources all my inquiries and concerns were more than reasonable.

We shall see!

Thank you for your input.

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