I hear this a lot, and I likely don’t disagree. But I never see career pages with $$$ next to the job listings. So I’m not sure how most companies get this across. Most I’ve talked to want a phone screen before they have the expectations talk.
Generally I’ve just gone by industry reputation, for where to go. But I wonder if there are any hidden gems out there.
The jobs I apply to say "extremely/very competitive salary." This is the code word for a fuck-ton of money. Of course, this doesn't tell you the salary, but when you see that, you can reasonably assume anywhere from 2x to 10x market rate for total comp.
> So I’m not sure how most companies get this across.
Companies in the US don't advertise pay ranges, but they are easily Google-able, people have friends, Glassdoor is a thing, etc.
A junior at Facebook will make ~160k/year, someone good with ~5 years experience (at FB) will make ~300k/year.
Most startups want to hire the latter person for the salary of the former, while getting them to work harder, for fewer benefits, and fewer vacation days, all in exchange for...
An equity carrot, that has a 1/500 chance of materializing into anything more than lunch money?
A chance to 'change the world' - as if writing an app for ordering dogsitters on demand is the moral equal to providing clean drinking water to poor villages - or curing cancer.
A chance to be a big fish in a tiny pond? You'll still probably be second fiddle to the CTO, and employees 2 through 5...
> Companies in the US don't advertise pay ranges, but they are easily Google-able, people have friends, Glassdoor is a thing, etc.
Meh, glassdoor is off by a factor of 3x when checking in with a few of the companies I just interviewed with. They seem to require an account, but it’s similar to reports like this which are comically wrong:
Generally I’ve just gone by industry reputation, for where to go. But I wonder if there are any hidden gems out there.