I’m a marketing director at a non-profit. I recently landed an interview for a job with another non-profit for a director-level job they were recruiting for.
As I learned more about the job during the interview, more details kept popping up that were administrative tasks—which isn’t unusual in the non-profit world. But then the tasks were more and more described as supporting the CEO. Then the person I was interviewing with described the job as “basically responding to member inquiries”.
At the end of the interview he told me the pay range which, at its high end, is $30k less annually than I make as a director (and I should be making much more). This was the fun part: he said “the title of this position used to be manager, but since we can’t offer very high pay, I thought we could at least offer a title that looks good on a resume”. Well ok, then. Most people can’t pay their bills with a title. The position was clearly a customer service/admin position—and honestly not a bad opportunity for someone with that experience and seeking that role. I felt I was tricked into an interview by them using an inflated title. They are never going to find the right candidate with this approach.
Why do employers think there is ANY shortcut around fair pay? I’m tempted to start asking for the position pay range before I waste my time on an interview.