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Why do recruiters ask candidates for their expected salaries if they already have a certain number or an offer in mind?

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Question added by Nisreen Ahmad , dfgdhj , twst
Date Posted: 2015/08/04
Wilson Tharakan
by Wilson Tharakan , Office Secretary , CIRC

I agree with the point that recruiters want to know what insists the person to demand such salary.  in my opinion,  the employers are trying their maximum to get highly expereinced and qualified employees with minimum salary.

Miriam Coretico
by Miriam Coretico , Appraiser- Remittance Clerk , Henry Lhuillier Pawnshop - Money Transfer

Recruiters want to know what motivates the person. If a person says a money, the recruiter should dig a little deeper, specially when a person has some length of seniority at the position being left.

Companies ask for salary history to give them an advantage in negotiating the salary they're going to offer.

Patricia Michel
by Patricia Michel , Recruitment Manager , Oasis international school

To know if the candidate is in the company range budget. 

 

Hafez Merai
by Hafez Merai

it's kind of morality test, whether greed or altruism and to find out the region that will negotiate you in !!! but You're free to answer !!

Rebecca Potou
by Rebecca Potou , Trainer - Product Expertise and Selling Techniques , 4homes

They don't know yet, but this is essentially a chance for you to invest in learning this skill: negotiation 

If you came to an interview expecting a certain amount, it's not on that day that you made a decision, it's months or years prior to that interview.

A recruiter must tap into your expectation, sine they have an expectation, if the expections don't meet it's best for both recruiter and recruitee to not move forward.

However an offer can always come your way with their expectation to see if you will accept, this is where negotiation starts. Though they know you have an expectation they still offer from their expectation-view, because you are the right candidate; hence build up on negotation skills.

Samuel Yahia
by Samuel Yahia , Receptionist , Premier Inn Hotels

i work as HR officer never ask any employee about the expected salary iam always tell them about the company offer

Ayman Abdelrahman Mohammed
by Ayman Abdelrahman Mohammed , Senior Accountant , United Wood And Metal Co. LTd.

To Measure if the candidates are in company budget range.

Viswanathan Puthucode
by Viswanathan Puthucode , Accountant , EMIRATES TRADING ESTABLISHMENT LLC

tHEY WANT TO KNOW  WHAT BENEFITS THEY WILL GET FROM THE CANDIDATES .

Deleted user
by Deleted user

To offer a competitive offer

Anita Cherian
by Anita Cherian , Project Secretary cum Document Controller , Arabtec Combined Group Joint Venture

It is to know how much they are expecting and decide appoint them according to what they ask as salary.

Deleted user
by Deleted user

I think he wants to know the person's confidence in himself in terms of appreciation of the value of the .salary

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