On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 10:13 AM, Brian J. Rogers <[email protected]> wrote: > Today I was looking around at possible job openings, but not really > committed to finding a job. I'm just keeping an eye on what is > available. It seemed like every job posting I found always listed > "Depends on Experience/DOE" under the pay. Am I the only one that gets > irritated by this?
Having posted jobs this same way, I think there are a variety of reasons for using this: - The employer doesn't want to limit the variety of applicants because they did put a $ amount in there. - The job requirements aren't set in stone. If you find somebody with a slightly different skill set that may even cost more, the job description can change and you hire that person. I think this can happen a lot in small companies where people wear several hats. I have done this. - The employer may not really know what the position costs to fill. Or, they may want to leave that up to negotiation. - The employer may have a policy internally that employees don't know the salaries of each other. By posting a range, they are putting that information out there. - In the IT world, employers get people with a large difference in skills applying for jobs. In some positions, the employer has to make the decision to train somebody that costs less or hire somebody that is ready to go. Maybe the employer hires two juniors instead of one senior. Again, the employer may want that option and doesn't list the price. -- Chris Wood -=-=-=-=-=-=- _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
