Salary: undisclosed

[middle C]

I've never come across that before

my current and previous jobs paid all my travel expenses. but then again, i was travelling from a country to another. i expect when the job requires relocation, the employer should arrange the travel or reimburse travel costs.

 

[gracious]

I can't decide whether to apply just to get to tell him face to face what a useless cunt with no concept of how to make things easy for applicants he is

blimey, you'll never get a job with this attitude. its totally normal for an ad not to put a salary, reason being is that different people with different skills will turn up so that even if you want to pay a totally fair salary you dont know up front who you'll get.

look at it as an opportunity - you sell yourself well you'll get more. positive attitude gets results.

anyway, you've got nothing to lose by sending your cv. if its something totally unsuitable they wont ask you for an interview anyway and your 'problem' is solved.

 

[frogwoman]

they should pay for your travel expenses.
i thought employers always do for interviewees.

huh?

 

[kabbes]

Partially, it's a negotiating tactic. When negotiating, always try to be in the position of the one with more information.

Partially, it's employee relations. The advert may well reach the attention of the current employees and the employer may (for various reasons) not want them to know what pay bracket the new job is being positioned in.

Partially, it's simply prudish British attitudes towards salaries.

And partially it's for the very good reason that the salary will depend on the applicant and it is highly malleable.

So what should you do about it?

I'd say that you turn it to your advantage and make the most out of the fact that they haven't specified what the salary should be. I've been in the same situation a few times myself and my response has been to request a salary about 20% to the salary I would have been looking for. I've also refused to disclose my own salary (negotiation tactics go both ways and if they want you then they want you regardless of whether or not they know your current salary -- simply put "TBA" on the form). If they want to play this game then play it harder.

The first company who asked me what salary I wanted balked at my demands, by the way. But the second one gave me the extra 20% without question. And then I found out that I had a car allowance and generous pension on top too. If you don't ask, you don't get. And if they don't want to tell you what to expect then that gives you the opportunity to tell them what to expect.