> Every recruiter worth their salt will ask about your salary expectations when you first start interviewing. Do not — I repeat, do not — give them a number.
Very good advice if you live in the US, unfortunately this doesn't work in Europe if you expect to get US-level of compensation. Not being forthcoming with your expectation is a total waste of time when 99.9% of people don't have or aren't willing to give you the money that you want.
Of course, tell that to your prospective employer, not to the recruiter. In fact, try to avoid recruiters altogether. Although I did happen to get the sporadic good lead through a recruiter, most e-mails from recruiters go straight to spam.
Saying your expectations up front comes with the usual disadvantages, but in the EU you simply have to do it otherwise you waste all your time with employers that end up low balling you. Statistically speaking salaries in the EU are terrible compared to US, but there are the 0.1% outliers, so stop wasting time with prospective employers who don't value you. You have to filter them up front.
Of course, all of the above is assuming that you are in the top 0.1% of the market, and it's your job to be able to prove that you are.
Very good advice if you live in the US, unfortunately this doesn't work in Europe if you expect to get US-level of compensation. Not being forthcoming with your expectation is a total waste of time when 99.9% of people don't have or aren't willing to give you the money that you want.
Of course, tell that to your prospective employer, not to the recruiter. In fact, try to avoid recruiters altogether. Although I did happen to get the sporadic good lead through a recruiter, most e-mails from recruiters go straight to spam.
Saying your expectations up front comes with the usual disadvantages, but in the EU you simply have to do it otherwise you waste all your time with employers that end up low balling you. Statistically speaking salaries in the EU are terrible compared to US, but there are the 0.1% outliers, so stop wasting time with prospective employers who don't value you. You have to filter them up front.
Of course, all of the above is assuming that you are in the top 0.1% of the market, and it's your job to be able to prove that you are.