TL;DR My org wanted to pay below market rates yet still dictate shoot-the-moon requirements.
I've been on the receiving end of this numerous times "Oh, we know we can't pay what you're used to, but thought you might like a challenging environment ..?"
These days I've stopped accepting interviews unless the recruiter/company will share a salary range in advance of technical questions.
(You'd be amazed how many places advertise with "Salary: Competitive", and no firm figure/range.)
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Excellent points.
No. The requirement from management was that they were a Linux|Network|Sys/Admin or DevOps resource.
No. They were required to be in our office in the Chicago West Loop daily.
TL;DR My org wanted to pay below market rates yet still dictate shoot-the-moon requirements.
I've been on the receiving end of this numerous times "Oh, we know we can't pay what you're used to, but thought you might like a challenging environment ..?"
These days I've stopped accepting interviews unless the recruiter/company will share a salary range in advance of technical questions.
(You'd be amazed how many places advertise with "Salary: Competitive", and no firm figure/range.)