tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37193330.post7541012804646299838..comments2023-10-30T09:14:22.102-04:00Comments on JammieWearingFool: 'I Have To Say, I’m Afraid For the State of the Nation'JammieWearingFoolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02187909738923654281noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37193330.post-20378127535514527302011-10-27T11:01:50.282-04:002011-10-27T11:01:50.282-04:00I agree as well. In all the jobs I have applied fo...I agree as well. In all the jobs I have applied for successfully, I never once provided salary expectations. The company has far more information about what the job is worth, and what they are willing to pay, than the applicant. I think Greg is correct that most people you would want to hire will see the lack of salary data in the job advertisement and move on. I would.<br /><br />Otherwise I thought the objections were quite reasonable. Any applicant should take the time to obtain some grasp of what it is he would do to provide value to the company in exchange for the salary and explain that in his application.<br /><br />I also wonder whether any one these failing applicants know ever explains the source of their failure. It's quite possible that that information is entirely absent from their environment. My own oldest boy has some of these problems, but I have hope because I have made clear that the problem is on his end and he'll have to change if he wants to be successful (he's only 14, so there's time to do so). I expect that's not the case for these applicants.Code Slingernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37193330.post-29530217437857790562011-10-25T13:32:58.484-04:002011-10-25T13:32:58.484-04:00Mike is entirely correct. My answer would be &quo...Mike is entirely correct. My answer would be "Market rate". The boss knows what the job is worth, he's asking for salary expectations so he can see if he can lowball the applicants, or, rather, get them to lowball themselves.<br /><br />The other points are all fair, But asking for "salary expectations" without giving any idea as to what you're willing to pay is just asking the job applicants to screw themselves over.Greg Qnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37193330.post-40120737538532293732011-10-25T12:25:51.653-04:002011-10-25T12:25:51.653-04:00I'm not unemployed.I'm not unemployed.Mike -noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37193330.post-65887108329025374392011-10-25T09:50:59.616-04:002011-10-25T09:50:59.616-04:00go back to your #occupy protest, losergo back to your #occupy protest, losercrusader scnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37193330.post-11449503733553251052011-10-25T09:47:42.232-04:002011-10-25T09:47:42.232-04:00....you're unemployed? you should be. what .......you're unemployed? you should be. what a fuckin idiot....crusader scnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37193330.post-78847395635355468772011-10-24T10:48:44.521-04:002011-10-24T10:48:44.521-04:00Mr Basso wants the best and brightest to apply for...Mr Basso wants the best and brightest to apply for jobs with his company, but instead, gets applicants who don't seem to make an effort to impress. Here's why, Mr Basso. It's that "statement of salary expectation" thing. Just post what the job pays in your ads. Nobody really wants to waste time interviewing for a job without knowing what it pays. Salary is THE most important thing to an applicant. It's hard to work up enthusiasm with that gigantic unanswered question hanging in the air. What a stupid question to ask an applicant. Been up too long to remember what is what like when you were out there looking for work? What a pompous ass you are.Mike -noreply@blogger.com