Job Advertisement - what's the salary?

I have seen an advertisement for a job which sounds quite interesting - however a salary scale is not included in the advertisement.

I don't want to go applying for a job & possibly sit through an interview, only to find out that the salary will be 10-15K less than what I'm on now.

Would anyone have any recommendations on how to find out what salary the employer has in mind. The company is quite a small one (15-20 employees) so I can't really ring them to ask.

Why don't you get a friend to ring up and make an enquiry if you are worried about contacting directly? Better if they are of the opposite sex so no link to yourself!

In saying that, I don't see why any company would object to such an enquiry. You don't want to waste their time if they aren't offering an attractive salary package and vice versa I assume?

Are you registered with a Recruitment Agency, could they ring up on your behalf?

I've done this before - interview with company in Cork and salary was 10k less than I' on. Simply rang up and asked, no point in wasting both your times

In some cases, people might want to move jobs to develop their experience/get into a different area. In that case, they might accept a job paying 10K less than what they are earning.

Developing your career is about looking at the broader picture i.e. what type of work do you want to do in 5 yrs time, rather than the short term monetary gain.

If you really want the new job for career development, then you won't mind earning less money initially. If you want a new job for more money, you are better off dealing with a recruitment agency, as they will negotiate a good package for you.

Thanks for all the replies

Am actually registered with 2 recruitment agencies since earlier this year, one of which is very well known. At the start they were very energetic and forwarded me lots of job specs. When I said to them which ones I was interested in, they said they would forward my CV to the employer. That would be last I'd here. Haven't heard from them in about 2 months now.

buzybee said:

If you really want the new job for career development, then you won't mind earning less money initially.

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Personal circumstances at the moment mean that I can't really take a pay cut at the moment.

I guess I should just take the plunge and give them a buzz tomorrow as amtc says, no point wasting both of our times

buzybee said:

In some cases, people might want to move jobs to develop their experience/get into a different area. In that case, they might accept a job paying 10K less than what they are earning.

Developing your career is about looking at the broader picture i.e. what type of work do you want to do in 5 yrs time, rather than the short term monetary gain.

If you really want the new job for career development, then you won't mind earning less money initially. If you want a new job for more money, you are better off dealing with a recruitment agency, as they will negotiate a good package for you.

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Recruitment agencies will not negotiate the best package for you - they are being paid by the companies so will try and get you working for as little as possible. I contacted approx 6 agencies recently who all told me I would have no hope of getting a job even close to the salary I was on........after a while I started applying for jobs directly to companies and lo and behold within a week or two got a job with a significant increase in salary.

With regard to asking about the salary when applying for a job, I was called for interview to a company but I told them I would need an indication of what salary they would be able to offer. They gave me approx figures which helped me decide not to go for interview.......its saves you wasting your time and theirs - they should be able to give you an indication of the salary.

disagree totally with previous post. I got my jo through a recruitment agency and they were paid a percentage of my salary (funny - my first task was to approve their invoice!)

I think the recruitment agency will help you get a fair rate of pay. They are paid on commission. Also, it is their job to get the best possible candidate for the company. In general, good candidates will not work for small rates of pay (unless they are in a location where jobs are scarce).

I think it's quite common for the agency to get the equivalent of a month's salary as a placement fee. It's in their interest to get you as high a salary as they can.

3 months salary for me