When a salary isn't advertised on a job

[Ger1atricMillennial]

I saw a role I liked and is around the same as my role just in a different organisation. I spoke to the manager on a TEAMS meeting for 30 mins, and it sounded great. The application process took me 2 hours as I had to provide them ID and answer STAR questions in the interview as well as provide a cover letter.

I have had a screening conversation with HR and top end of the salary range is 10K less than I am currently being paid.

I dithered about going to the interview. For the interview I have to prepare a "presentation" (not part of the JD) and they will give me the topic on Friday afternoon before my interview on the Tuesday, as well as filling in a police report.

What would you do in this situation?

And am I being unreasonable to think that if you have to spend a significant portion of time applying for a role they should put the salary range out at the beginning.

Unless it’s clearly a minimum wage job where the hours would be agreed upon at later stage, don’t apply.

If it’s not on the ad I always ask what the ‘salary range is’ in the first short screening call. I never progress and put more effort in if it’s significantly below my current salary. The screening call is for you to suss them out as much as for them to suss you out. If they can’t be transparent about pay to future employees that’s a red flag for me.

I always email asking for the salary (if it's not stated)before I waste any time. Don't bother continuing the process, next time ask.

Worked in the newspaper industry for many years and hardly ever was the salary advertised for jobs that came up. It was okay though because we all knew the salary would be laughably shit.

If salary isn’t shown on an advert I’d contact them and ask what it was, if they didn’t supply it or it was less than I’d hoped I wouldn’t bother applying.

Not showing salary on advert is a waste of everyone’s time imo.

the majority of well paid jobs don’t have salary listed, for the reasons outlined by PPs so I don’t think this is a good career growth strategy. You should just ensure you tell them your minimum salary right at the start to avoid wasting time (always add a bit to your minimum as well rather than sharing your literal floor!). Or ask what the range is if you don’t want to say a figure first.