Recently have been fielding my application out to find a new IT job. Looking to move states in a few months and as such have been applying to places at the new location, I was prepared to mention this in initial phone call interviews to make sure my timeline fit with theirs.
Interview #1 – with recruiter/HR. Initial phone call interview. Spent time going over my resume, then explaining job role/expectations/work environment and asking questions about how my experience at X location seems like it would be a good fit and asking some light questions that verify my expertise in field. We discussed timeline for starting and it happened that my mid-summer move timeline worked out perfect for them with when they would want to onboard me. Towards the end of the interview asked me about salary range/expectation after hearing more about range. I gave a pretty broad range (45-60k/yr)and explained my exact number would very depending on benefits/more details I get in other interviews about day to day/etc. Recruiter did the impossible and actually told me their range and went over their benefit package with my right there. Their range was at the very bottom of my range (45-48) but benefits were good enough that I was still interested, just not “amazed” by salary itself.
Call #2. Follow-up to schedule secondary interview. Also decided to give me a salary update and stated “After our initial wave of round 1 interviews, it seemed our market research was off and so we are changing the base salary”. I immediately thought rug was getting pulled out from under me and they were lowering it…. To my surprise though, they increased based salary to 55k/yr minimum which was towards the top of my range.
Eventually had 3 more actual interviews (4 total). Everyone at the company from peers/managers/C-level folks all seemed like good people, good culture fit, and ultimates I got offered the job over 60 others that got interviewed at above my entire salary range w/benefits and stock options. Fuck yeah, let’s go! There is hope out there, keep trying. Had a bunch of shitty interviews before this one but hold strong,