Salary not being revealed

aspiring

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Had a first round initial interview which was positive. After this, I was quickly invited for final stage.

I asked what the salary was. I got told there is no set figure/range and it depends on current salary, experience and standard across industry.

During the interview, I was asked what my current salary was. For me the salary for this role needs to be atleast 40k above what I am currently on for my current role which is obviously a huge uplift but this new role has far greater responsibility than my current role.
I don't really want to go for final interview and then get a low offer.

Not sure how to tell them or do I go to final stage?
 
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ivrytwr3 said:
So they're asking you for your salary, but refusing to reveal theirs? Seems legit.

I'd avoid their question like they have dismissed yours and go armed with what you are looking for (after doing your research of course).
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Exactly this. They asked my salary in current role. I followed up after interview when invited to final interview asking about salary and got the generic response.

It is a lot of work for final round stage so feel like I should email or ring them and politely say if you cant say salary I can't move forward???
 
What kind of company? HR might play cards to their chest until a senior sponsor gets involved. Did you interview well? Do you have a contact beyond your interviewer?
 
aspiring said:
Exactly this. They asked my salary in current role. I followed up after interview when invited to final interview asking about salary and got the generic response.

It is a lot of work for final round stage so feel like I should email or ring them and politely say if you cant say salary I can't move forward???
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In similar situations I've got in touch with them and said "I'm looking for comp in the range of £x-£y, I'd like to make sure that aligns with your budget for the role before we both invest time in moving forward with the interview process". If they fobbed me off at that point I doubt I would move forward but hasn't happened so far.
 
Their answer is the polite version of "as little as we can get away with". They will have a budget for the role but not revealing it is them wanting to keep the upper hand when it comes to haggling an offer. I have to say you made a mistake taking a first interview without establishing what you're looking for matches what's in their range. What @EvilRob just said would seem to be the only route forward you have - especially if the final round involves you having to do a lot of preparation work.
 
peterwalkley said:
Their answer is the polite version of "as little as we can get away with". They will have a budget for the role but not revealing it is them wanting to keep the upper hand when it comes to haggling an offer. I have to say you made a mistake taking a first interview without establishing what you're looking for matches what's in their range. What @EvilRob just said would seem to be the only route forward you have - especially if the final round involves you having to do a lot of preparation work.
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I was hoping they would tell me at first stage? Was not expecting generic reply...
 
aspiring said:
I asked what the salary was. I got told there is no set figure/range and it depends on current salary, experience and standard across industry.
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Those of course are potentially conflicting/contradictory things. You may well be underpaid or overpaid relative to your experience and the industry norm.

If you've got the time then carry on going but don't worry about getting asked for a range or something and then when they come back with an offer you ask for more money.

Always ask for more money, you can always have an excuse re: learning more about what the role entails or having checked other advertisements in order to benchmark it etc.. most hiring managers hold something in reserve for a negotiation so not asking for more is leaving money on the table most of the time.

Also in this situation, they can't come back with any excuse about already offering you the top of the range as they've already told you there isn't a set figure here. Worst case you use them for interview practice and then fob them off if they still try to low ball you or refuse to negotiate.
 
aspiring said:
Do people think it is worth going to final round or going back to them now and asking about salary?
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Did you give a salary expectation at any point? If you've communicated your target, then they're unlikely to waste their time interviewing you if they're not going to offer in the ballpark of what you've said.

Personally, I'd just go the interview and see what happens. As @Freefaller says, you can usually negotiate when they offer.
 
Freefaller said:
I got some very interesting roles when there was no salary listed - often though is because it's open to negotiation. Depends on the sector of course and what you do. :)
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No salary listed is different than going all the way through the process without some kind of alignment on expectation. That doesn't make very much sense from both sides IMO. Even if salary is open to negotiation a company will still have a budget.

Side note, since it's become requirement in California it's interesting to see US tech companies now putting ranges on their roles across the US. Eye opening in some cases. Although in many cases they go for a very wide range.
 
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EvilRob said:
No salary listed is different than going all the way through the process without some kind of alignment on expectation. That doesn't make very much sense from both sides IMO. Even if salary is open to negotiation a company will still have a budget.

Side note, since it's become requirement in California it's interesting to see US tech companies now putting ranges on their roles across the US. Eye opening in some cases. Although in many cases they go for a very wide range.
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True - but you can gauge from the JD and the business figures what they're likely to be able to afford. A little due diligence helps there.

However yes you can waste your time, but ultimately getting interview practice is never a bad thing.
 
"As little as we can get away with" tends to be the answer.

I won't entertain a company that doesn't divulge this info, it's not a very confidence inspiring way of doing business.
 
not in your field .. but have done that interview got offered the job at ££ and laughed .. told them what i wanted got up shook hands and left it at that .. it happens ..
 
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