Job on LinkedIn - no mention of salary

[lechatnoir]

There's a job I'm interested in on LinkedIn but I can't find the salary anywhere and the job isn't on their website.

I don't want to apply without knowing the salary as I've got a feeling it might be below my expectations, but it sounds really interesting. Is it the done thing to message the hiring executive via LinkedIn and ask what the salary is? Or am I missing something obvious and it will already be on there . Surely everyone wants to know this.!

I'd telephone them and politely explain my position

I've done this before, sent a private message to the hiring manager (or in this case I think it was the in house recruiter/HR advisor) to ask the salary. She replied and I ended up getting the job! It's a fair question and, who knows, maybe it meant my name was familiar when they were short listing for interviews.

If you’re interested in the role I think engaging directly with the recruiters makes sense on a number of levels - not least to find out the salary. Gives you an opportunity to sell yourself and stand out from the crowd (if salary is right!)

Just as likely that there might be some flexibility, around the seniority required across a new team.

Say there are three roles to fill, if they find one senior and another very strong runner up, they can afford a relatively junior third person. If the most senior will not be very experienced, then they will need to offer higher in order to secure relatively stronger people in the team.

So if you impress them and have what they need, the offer will be higher, potentially from a different range or band.

If you do ask, ask whether there is a range ...

I hate it when they don’t even put an indicative range. I agree with others about contacting the hiring manager if you’re keen - there’s no point in wasting everyone’s time, not least yours, if the figures are miles away from what you want. But honestly I tend not to apply if they can’t be bothered to put salaries on the advert.

Personally I usually apply but just with my regular cv, no tailoring etc or cover letter. I’m not wasting my time polishing it without salary but happy to share my info and have a conversation

I agree with this.

Especially if the application, or the recruiter during a call, asks for your current salary while still not telling you what their range is. I'm not telling you mine until you tell me yours!