I had an interview yesterday for a job that had the salary listed in the job posting. It did seem higher than market rate, but I knew that I brought a lot to the table for this role.
When the recruiter asked me what my salary expectations were, I regurgitated the range listed on the job posting and she was taken aback. She brought up my lack of experience numerous times and gave me a number that was 20k-30k lower than what was in the job description.
I’m a bit confounded by this and am thinking that this may have been a way to draw applicants in and then pitch much lower wages.
Has this happened to anyone? How do you typically avoid this? What do you say in these instances?