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Done with tech recruiters and their bullshit

I just had another recruiter call. Here's how it went: Them: Hello! I found your resume on Dice and wanted to see if you're in the job market Me: Yes, I would definitely be interested Them: Great! This position is with (company) for the role of Sr. Systems Engineer, fully remote Me: That sounds good, and what's the pay range for this position? Them: That depends on the candidate's experience. How many years of experience do you have in engineering? Me: About 15 years Them: Great! And what is your current hourly rate? Me: I can be flexible on that, which is why I asked for the pay range Them: Like I said before, that depends on the candidate's experience. This is the pre-screening Me: So they aren't willing to be upfront about their pay range for the position? Them: …How many years experience do you have with Linux administration?…


I just had another recruiter call. Here's how it went:

Them: Hello! I found your resume on Dice and wanted to see if you're in the job market

Me: Yes, I would definitely be interested

Them: Great! This position is with (company) for the role of Sr. Systems Engineer, fully remote

Me: That sounds good, and what's the pay range for this position?

Them: That depends on the candidate's experience. How many years of experience do you have in engineering?

Me: About 15 years

Them: Great! And what is your current hourly rate?

Me: I can be flexible on that, which is why I asked for the pay range

Them: Like I said before, that depends on the candidate's experience. This is the pre-screening

Me: So they aren't willing to be upfront about their pay range for the position?

Them: …How many years experience do you have with Linux administration?

Me: Thank you for your call, but I am not interested in the position.

I'm not about to waste my time going through a screening and interviewing process if you aren't going to be upfront about the pay – especially in this market. I'm demanding pay transparency and high compensation for IT workers. Hopefully it makes a small difference eventually.

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