It's a negotiating tactic. Sometimes this is rolling the dice, like put a big number out there, get respondents (as opposed to being ignored) and hope you find someone willing to take less because they need a job. I've had that happen to me.
DOE is a two-edged sword, which can be use to your advantage. Right now, there's no question demand is greater than supply in Utah. If irritated in a negotiation, where you're being drummed down, don't hesitate to offer that anyone with your experience would leave at the first available opportunity. It's a fair question to ask if they are serious about retaining key employees. Their reaction will speak volumes. In salary negotiations, you are as much as businessman as they are. -- Cole Quoting William Attwood <[email protected]>: > On Jun 20, 2011 10:13 AM, "Brian J. Rogers" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Today I was looking around at possible job openings, but not really >> committed to finding a job. I'm just keeping an eye on what is >> available. It seemed like every job posting I found always listed >> "Depends on Experience/DOE" under the pay. Am I the only one that gets >> irritated by this? It seems completely arbitrary and gives the >> impression that my experience cannot have a set value. I understand that >> in most cases the more you know and can do the more you get paid, but >> can't a minimum at least be given? I've talked with clients when doing >> freelance work and some 'valued' my experience at $50 total for a >> project that was a small customized CMS from scratch because of hosting >> limitations. $50 flat. I've talked with others that it was a few hundred >> for installing and customizing a photo gallery script. I just feel like >> without some notion of what an employer is willing to pay, I'm not >> willing to put forth time to find out. >> >> Am I the only one in this and I'm just crazy, or is it a shared >> feeling? >> >> --Brian >> >> > > I believe the difference lies in if you need a job or not. It's a whole lot > of blind dates. However, companies that write DOE with no baseline may feel > they are creating a better negotiating factor on their side, when to some of > us, it makes us weary that their company isn't organized enough to figure > out what they can afford. > > --Will > _______________________________________________ >> >> UPHPU mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu >> IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net > > _______________________________________________ > > UPHPU mailing list > [email protected] > http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu > IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net > _______________________________________________ UPHPU mailing list [email protected] http://uphpu.org/mailman/listinfo/uphpu IRC: #uphpu on irc.freenode.net
