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DesChyko:
Someone asked me that too. I simply told him it depends on a lot of factors and isn't within my purview as a recruitment rep to disclose.

I feel it's a bit awkward to prioritise salary before your ambitions of working at such a place in a corporate world. One even said 'let me know if I can risk coming'. Strange.

Sharing a range before knowing the ability/value of a potential employee can attract ugly eggs and potentially keep away the valuable ones. You can peg a salary at an amount, but be willing to increase it for those whose value are worth it. You can also peg it at too high to get the great hands, and end up inflating job market needlessly.

I recruit for companies as well. It is Important to let the candidates to know of the salary range if they ask for it at any point. There is no secret about it.
Like the case th Op stated, the person supposed to tell him the range since he asked for it.

UrbaneHR:
No professional HR practitioner worth his onions will discuss salary with you on the very first discussion on the phone.

It is only desperate candidates that seek to know salary range and that's why they get short-changed.

Your best bet is to have an in-depth discussion with the potential employee with a view to understanding what value he can actually bring to the organisation before the negotiation starts.

Salaries and by extension rewards are very relative and even a range can be broken in favour of a really good candidate who knows his worth and is able to convey same.

Stop supporting bad hr behaviour. The world has moved from this your standard to inclusiveness. State what you want from your employee and add at least the median salary.

This is how fortune 500 companies post their jobs, who are you to state otherwise?

What were you discussing on whatsapp?

Well maybe he's not in position to negotiate salary, just to post the vacancy and get potential candidates

To be fair, not all roles or companies state the salary. Salaries are dependent on the profile of the applicant, scope of the position, size of the company, negotiating power of both parties etc. The best the interviewer could have done is to give a range that is dependent on the profile of the applicant.

That said, I suggest more companies in Nigeria should offer to pay the transport fare of invited applicants subject to terms and conditions.

UrbaneHR:
No professional HR practitioner worth his onions will discuss salary with you on the very first discussion on the phone.

It is only desperate candidates that seek to know salary range and that's why they get short-changed.

Your best bet is to have an in-depth discussion with the potential employee with a view to understanding what value he can actually bring to the organisation before the negotiation starts.

Depends on the profile of the candidate, the scope of the position and the size of the company. For experienced positions, some applicants will demand to know how much they will be paid, and that is okay. For a secretarial position, I don't see the possibility.

Miyachi:
It is only right to display compensation upfront. Why would I waste my time going to an interview and not knowing the salary range?

Bros, an interview is not a waste of time. It is an experience.

If you are really bothered about compensation then it behoves you to consist a research.

If I were to be recruiting unskilled labour then we can fix prices....drivers, cleaners, receptionists.

But for more skilled jobs a range is permissable.....but sharing that information with a client on first discussion doesn't cut it for me.

Finally, my approach is very simple, I have no time to waste myself. Time is my most valued resource. So I can tell from the CV, cover letter and most times from the initial phone exchange if the person is the right fit.

And by the way if proximity is an issue then we can adopt technology....Zoom, WhatsApp etc.

Recruiting a staff at a certain cadre is a very serious matter and requires multiple stages of careful and attentive interaction on both sides.

Dear professional HR practitioner, the ethical thing to do is state a salary range. And state that the salary is dependent on candidates skills set and experience.

There is no point wasting your time, Company time and that of a candidate. What happens when they get to the final stage of the interview and ghost you because the pay is poor. You would start the search all over?
Meanwhile work is piling up and productivity is being affected.

Apart from salary, Company culture and growth opportunities are other factors that would make an employee stay in a company.

UrbaneHR:
No professional HR practitioner worth his onions will discuss salary with you on the very first discussion on the phone.

It is only desperate candidates that seek to know salary range and that's why they get short-changed.

Your best bet is to have an in-depth discussion with the potential employee with a view to understanding what value he can actually bring to the organisation before the negotiation starts.

Salaries and by extension rewards are very relative and even a range can be broken in favour of a really good candidate who knows his worth and is able to convey same.

DesChyko:
Someone asked me that too. I simply told him it depends on a lot of factors and isn't within my purview as a recruitment rep to disclose.

I feel it's a bit awkward to prioritise salary before your ambitions of working at such a place in a corporate world. One even said 'let me know if I can risk coming'. Strange.

Sharing a range before knowing the ability/value of a potential employee can attract ugly eggs and potentially keep away the valuable ones. You can peg a salary at an amount, but be willing to increase it for those whose value are worth it. You can also peg it at too high to get the great hands, and end up inflating job market needlessly.

You are correct, but with the sad reality of the current economic hardship, you wont want blame anybody that wants to know what they'll be paid before committing themselves. The country is harsh and hard. Even to feed you have to think well.

Gerrard59:
Depends on the profile of the candidate, the scope of the position and the size of the company. For experienced positions, some applicants will demand to know how much they will be paid, and that is okay. For a secretarial position, I don't see the possibility.

At some point in the engagement..... yes..

DesChyko:
Someone asked me that too. I simply told him it depends on a lot of factors and isn't within my purview as a recruitment rep to disclose.

I feel it's a bit awkward to prioritise salary before your ambitions of working at such a place in a corporate world. One even said 'let me know if I can risk coming'. Strange.

Sharing a range before knowing the ability/value of a potential employee can attract ugly eggs and potentially keep away the valuable ones. You can peg a salary at an amount, but be willing to increase it for those whose value are worth it. You can also peg it at too high to get the great hands, and end up inflating job market needlessly.

You are a typical Nigerian filled with deceit, have you seen jobs posted on indeed by foreigners? You wonder why recruiters over there don't have your mindset and are still better off that you folks in Nigeria? Every job seekers has the rights to know the pay of the job hile is hunting for from the word go. After you hid these information what happens when the job pays less than what the job seems is currently paid? You have wasted his time and money and other intangible assets just to make up the list of those coming for recruitment.

The mindset of recruiters in Nigeria seeking to have hundreds and if not thousands of candidates for just one position advertised is sickening and should be discouraged outrightly.

You all should do better

UrbaneHR:
No professional HR practitioner worth his onions will discuss salary with you on the very first discussion on the phone.

It is only desperate candidates that seek to know salary range and that's why they get short-changed.

Your best bet is to have an in-depth discussion with the potential employee with a view to understanding what value he can actually bring to the organisation before the negotiation starts.

Salaries and by extension rewards are very relative and even a range can be broken in favour of a really good candidate who knows his worth and is able to convey same.

Go to indeed and see HR professionals posting jobs with salary range attached to it. This black mind mindset won't take you anywhere, you want to waste people's time and energy to seek for what isn't available. Una dey kolo for this country.

Interesting..

https://www.instagram.com/commentsofthematch?igsh=eGQ3ZHk3b2d1YWVw

Don't mind the recruiters. I saw an advert and asked my brother to attend because I know that he was qualified.

On getting there, he saw a lot of applicants running to 50. When it was his turn and was interviewed, he called me to say that they offered to pay N25,000 per month.

Is it for transport or house rent.
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UrbaneHR:
No professional HR practitioner worth his onions will discuss salary with you on the very first discussion on the phone.

It is only desperate candidates that seek to know salary range and that's why they get short-changed.

Your best bet is to have an in-depth discussion with the potential employee with a view to understanding what value he can actually bring to the organisation before the negotiation starts.

Salaries and by extension rewards are very relative and even a range can be broken in favour of a really good candidate who knows his worth and is able to convey same.

Very very wrong, imagine a situation where a seasoned software developer came to Lagos on two occasions for interview all the way from Iwo in Osun State.
Only to get offered ₦80,000 Salary monthly, does that makes sense to you or is it fair to him?
Considering Transportation cost, Risk involved, time wasted.

Do biz or get a skill, salary can't make you rich

Melagros:
COMRADES, the employer acted wisely, he doesn't suppose to discuss salary packages with you online as long as proximity doesn't matter

Na y this country nor go fit better … cus Una Dey reason like Ozur

UrbaneHR:
No professional HR practitioner worth his onions will discuss salary with you on the very first discussion on the phone.

It is only desperate candidates that seek to know salary range and that's why they get short-changed.

Your best bet is to have an in-depth discussion with the potential employee with a view to understanding what value he can actually bring to the organisation before the negotiation starts.

Salaries and by extension rewards are very relative and even a range can be broken in favour of a really good candidate who knows his worth and is able to convey same.

Some Nigerian HR are very horrible and you are one of them.

I'm sure in your mind you think you are helping employees by paying them.

How much is even the salary sef.

UrbaneHR:
Bros, an interview is not a waste of time. It is an experience.

If you are really bothered about compensation then it behoves you to consist a research.

If I were to be recruiting unskilled labour then we can fix prices....drivers, cleaners, receptionists.

But for more skilled jobs a range is permissable.....but sharing that information with a client on first discussion doesn't cut it for me.

Finally, my approach is very simple, I have no time to waste myself. Time is my most valued resource. So I can tell from the CV, cover letter and most times from the initial phone exchange if the person is the right fit.

And by the way if proximity is an issue then we can adopt technology....Zoom, WhatsApp etc.

Recruiting a staff at a certain cadre is a very serious matter and requires multiple stages of careful and attentive interaction on both sides.

Your time is precious but you waste a lot of it by not stating your salary range.

You have to understand just as you have the right to decline an interview, the employer has the right to disclose the salary before hand.

Its not always prudent to demand for the salary details before the interview.

What you should first be concerned with is whether you are qualified for the job, (not talking about having a degree of certificate)

Do you have the required practical experience, can you defend your capacity on the job.

Rushing to demand how much the salary is suggest to the employer that you just want money and have no real interest in the job. Thats a red flag.

Most organizations that pay well dont advertise their salaries up front.

Charmingrascal:
Lol
You are capping.
A business owner who can post all the requirements for a job online but can't post the salary range or structure is deceptive.

Many of them who refuse to tell you salary range are slave masters. Nothing wrong in asking what you will get as a salary before spending money on transportation for a job that is not worth it.

Its a clear indicator of a poor salary thus the employer wouldnt be too confident of disclosing the salary. How I go take accept work wey I no know salary?

Melagros:
COMRADES, the employer acted wisely, he doesn't suppose to discuss salary packages with you online as long as proximity doesn't matter

Determining proximity is subjective. So salary expectation should not be hidden especially in this 1k per litre economy

daniwise:
You are correct, but with the sad reality of the current economic hardship, you wont want blame anybody that wants to know what they'll be paid before committing themselves. The country is harsh and hard. Even to feed you have to think well.

Yeah. This is the driving force of such questions. These days sef, we advertised and clearly state the locality which the recruitment is restricted to because transportation is nobody's mate.

idahme:
You are a typical Nigerian filled with deceit

Says one Nigerian to another Nigerian. We all know what we are doing.

tiswell:
You never see work or tinubulation never happen to you

Dey dia dey blow grammar

U that's tinubulation has happen to, keep jumping to everywhere they put vacancy n let's c who will regret. He is very smart by that decision. Me that is a painter, I will request for video of the building. Do quotation base on that n let you know is susceptible to slight changes. Imagine spending money from agbado to Lekki or Sangotedo only not to hear from them or they can't afford the price. By the time u will go like that to 4 site, na that time you go value every kobo wet dey ur hand.

detopea1:
Months ago, someone posted on Facebook that he needs a secretary.

I replied him and we moved on to WhatsApp.

I asked him for the salary range. But he dodged the question and ask me to come for interview.

With the way the economy of this country is looking depressing, it is very vital to know the salary before spending your money on expensive transport.

I didn't attend the interview cos that's a red flag.

Imagine after passing the interview and the salary is made known and I am not satisfied with it, then the employer has wasted my time and my transport money.

Salaries are stated in the advert in a saner clime but then naija way dey always different

My friend a Phd holder received a call from a recruiting firm for an interview,my friend asked if he could get a salary range for the role and benefits, the recruiter declined and told him the salary and benefits are very attractive.
My friend attended the interview( he traveled from Ogba in Lagos to Victoria island) at the end of the interview,he received a mail next day that he was successful that he should come and meet the senior management of the company next day. He went as scheduled but he ended up raining curses on the lady that has been engaging him. What happened?
After meeting the senior management,he was told his salary is N200k net and he will work Monday to Saturday, meanwhile where he currently works he earn 800k monthly net and work Monday to Friday.

A professional recruiter will disclose the salary or salary budget from abinitio before you start investing your time,energy and resources into the recruitment exercise.

In a nutshell,it is very ethical for recruiter to disclose the salary budget so that before you start application process,you already know what you are chasing

Melagros:
COMRADES, the employer acted wisely, he doesn't suppose to discuss salary packages with you online as long as proximity doesn't matter

NO, WE ARE IN A DIGITAL WORLD. PHYSICAL INTERVIEW IS EVEN OUTDATED. VIRTUAL INTERVIEW CAN SAVE ALOT AND SALARY CAN BE DISCUSSED WITHOUT PHYSICAL TALK.

detopea1:
Months ago, someone posted on Facebook that he needs a secretary.

I replied him and we moved on to WhatsApp.

I asked him for the salary range. But he dodged the question and ask me to come for interview.

With the way the economy of this country is looking depressing, it is very vital to know the salary before spending your money on expensive transport.

I didn't attend the interview cos that's a red flag.

Imagine after passing the interview and the salary is made known and I am not satisfied with it, then the employer has wasted my time and my transport money.

You should have gone oh most employers will want to access you before telling you anything, it's if they dodge the question in interview that's when you should run.

Also there are tips to identify whether the job or location is fake or not just check online or just read in the dysh webpage(link in bio)