I’ve had a few situations lately where we go through multiple interviews, only to find out the candidate’s salary expectations are way above our range. I don’t want to make the first conversation all about money, but I also don’t want to waste anyone’s time. Any advice on how to bring this up in a way that feels natural?

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If it’s not listed in the job posting (which it should be!) you should at least ask their salary expectations in the first screening call.

This is base-level stuff, along with title, location, and required qualifications. Save yourself (and the applicants) the time and aggravation.

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Haha, sorry, didn’t mean for my comment to come off like that.

I just think that we all work because we want to get paid. Not including that information leaves out a core piece of data that we all need.

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Why not bring up the salary expectations in the first around or have HR confirm. It’s a job it’s always all about moneys. You think they WANT to do the job?

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very good point

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