“There are cons for employers”
Jesse Westgate, Founder of Your Career PT
Honestly, I think anyone applying for jobs would be in favour of it, and from the frustrations I hear from candidates, I think that’s fair.
There are cons for employers though, and I can understand why some aren’t comfortable with it.
It puts them under pressure to show salaries they might not want to, particularly if it means bringing someone in on more money than the people already doing the job, and candidates will naturally aim for the top of whatever range is advertised.
But if that gap exists, it exists whether it’s on the advert or not, and hiding it doesn’t make the conversation go away, it just moves it to the end of the process when everyone’s already invested a lot of time. Overall, I’m in favour of it.
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