(Necessarily vague in terms of location and salary to protect the not-so-innocent.)
Last year I was interviewed for a position in a USA community with a very high cost of living. The position was advertised with a salary range based on experience. I went into the interview knowing that anything but the high end of the advertised range would not be a livable wage for the region.
The first comments from the municipal manager at the first interview basically were "We know we advertised a range from $X to $Z, but we plan on making our offer to the candidate of choice at $X."
And they had trouble understanding, when they eventually offered the position to me at $X, why I counter-offered up at $Z. "But we told you we were going to offer at $X; we don't understand why that offer is unacceptable."
No one in their right mind would have applied for this position if the advertisement had said $X, firm. After two people turned down offers at $X, the municipality finally hired a staffing consultant who told them to start the search over, beginning the salary range at $Z.
Last I checked, they still hadn't filled the position.....
Last year I was interviewed for a position in a USA community with a very high cost of living. The position was advertised with a salary range based on experience. I went into the interview knowing that anything but the high end of the advertised range would not be a livable wage for the region.
The first comments from the municipal manager at the first interview basically were "We know we advertised a range from $X to $Z, but we plan on making our offer to the candidate of choice at $X."
And they had trouble understanding, when they eventually offered the position to me at $X, why I counter-offered up at $Z. "But we told you we were going to offer at $X; we don't understand why that offer is unacceptable."
No one in their right mind would have applied for this position if the advertisement had said $X, firm. After two people turned down offers at $X, the municipality finally hired a staffing consultant who told them to start the search over, beginning the salary range at $Z.
Last I checked, they still hadn't filled the position.....