Anyone job-seeking for a sysadmin position?

[Tyler Aviss]

I'd expect it that it can be brought up on the first interview, after
discussing your qualifications, etc. That's how it worked for me, if I
remember correctly.


On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 8:27 AM, Neil Watson <tlug-neil-8agRmHhQ+n2CxnSzwYWP7Q at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 04:56:15PM -0400, Tyler Aviss wrote:
>>
>> I believe in most cases the pay-rate is somewhat open to negotiation,
>> but I believe the pay-rates can vary a fair bit depending on
>> experience (I'm in the IT Department, so I know how much I make but
>> not what my co-workers or predecessors did).
>
> This really frustrates me.  You spend time preparing and going to
> interviews only to find out afterward, sometimes after more than one
> interview, that they are not willing to pay what you would like.  Why
> waste everyone's time wasted in the first place?  I am almost certain
> that employers often do not advertise or tell you what they are willing
> to pay in hopes that you will low ball yourself thus saving them money.
> For me this is another example of how the hiring process is entirely
> counter productive of the goal of hiring the correct candidate.
>
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