I have two, 3rd round interviews this week, plus two other first rounds lined up. Plus other two that should materialise into a 3rd round and a first round but they're being slow.
So overall my pipeline isn't that terrible. I started applying the 29th of April, and so far have applied for 28 jobs. So theoretically 5:1 to first round interview ratio which isn't terrible.
Anywho... To my surprise salaries are higher than I originally expected, and I was most certainly underpaid in my previous role. (Last year salaries plummeted but they clearly have recovered).
One of the 3rd rounds the salary is actually out of the benchmark because of how low it is. It's still more than I made in my previous role, but just about the same a role I was in 2 years ago.
I really like the company, and the HM, and we're financially stable, so to me it almost feels greedy, but at the same time, I don't want to miss on £££.
All companies have more or less the same amount of potential growth, but this company is the one where I can see wanting to have the HM as a mentor.
Obviously it's all hypothetical, but one of those things that are "nice" to think about.