The Real Reason Job Ads Don't Include A Salary Range

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Forbes - 3/19/2017 - Liz Ryan - Every company has a procedure for designing and approving a new job spec. Before a department manager can interview anyone for a job on their team, they must write a job spec and get it approved. Every job spec must be assigned a salary range before the job opening can be advertised. When a department manager brings a job requisition to their Division Controller or whoever is going to green-light the addition of a new person, they must be able to answer the question "How much are you going to pay this new hire?" Therefore when a recruiter contacts you about a job opportunity and you ask "What is the salary range?" and the recruiter says "The company hasn't decided on the salary range yet," you are being lied to or at least misled. Read more @ https://www.forbes.com/sites/lizryan/20 ... fcd0a262ff