I went to an interview for a recruiting position. I have experience with recruiting and this is an house recruiter position, not an agency. I prefer in house recruiting because there is more structural with recruiting and compensation.
I thought the interview was going great until I asked, “what are the days and hours for the position.” The managers demeanor changed and he seemed annoyed I even asked. The tension in the room became so thick, I could cut it with a knife. He answered, that I needed to be available for candidates whenever they reached out to me, wether it be 7-9 pm or Saturday/Sunday. That I could take weekdays off if I worked weekend, but I needed to let him first.
If he’s acting like that now, I can already imagine me asking for Monday off when I worked weekends and him losing shit and demanding I keep working.
I asked if I would be expected to answer calls on vacation. He seemed flabbergasted I would even ask, he told me, “Why would even you take vacations?” He continued to tell me the candidates come first and that I need to be available to candidates whenever they called me. I would be working with other recruiters so it’s like I wouldn’t get covered.
Then he asked me for my compensation again. I said $78- 80 a year. On the phone he said the range was fine and we would talk about it further in person. In person he said, that we would work through the compensation and I COULD get it through bonuses and benefits. He basically wanted to offer me around $60 – 70. In my head the interview was over and I proceeded to end the interview politely.
I feel bad for whoever takes the role.
Note* I live in one of the top 5 most expensive cities in the US. 70-80k is still below the poverty line. I am great at what I do, I’m just not going to work for nothing and give my whole life to a company.