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MAN KENA LOW-BALLED BY RECRUITER, ASKED HIM “WHAT’S THE LOWEST PAY YOU CAN ACCEPT”

Recruiter Asked Me What the Lowest Amount I’d Be Willing to Take
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This was like the second or third question in the initial phone screen. They asked me word for word “what is the lowest pay you would be willing to take for this position”. I said a number and then they told me that it was perfect because that number is their starting base pay.

I am going up for salary and benefits negotiations likely tomorrow or the following day, I’m thinking of asking them “What’s the highest amount of compensation you are willing to pay for this position”

Did the recruiter purposefully try to low ball me?

Netizens’ comments

  1. Everyone will always try to lowball you. Now I go with a fixed number I have worked out beforehand.
  2. Standard practice by recruiters.
    What you do is think of the number that would make you dance if you got it, and tell them that is the minimum you would accept.
    Edit: They will likely say they cannot pay that much, that is when you say you can negotiate (if you want to negotiate)
  3. There’s only one answer: the same amount you’re willing to pay out as a maximum. Plus 15%.
  4. “What is the salary band for this position? I have a number in my mind and I’d first like to see if it lines up with what has been budgeted for this role.”
  5. Recruiters are disgusting. I remember once where a question was literally “what is the minimum amount you need to survive?” They weren’t even hiding the fact that they plan on giving you the bare minimum for the privilege of working for a company
  6. A recruiter gets paid when they find a candidate that is hired by the company. If a recruiter thinks that his client is highly motivated by price, then he’s going to try to identify the cheapest candidate that meets the minimum requirements for the job.
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