>> > how much? I wonder why in India people never mention salary range. >> >> One reason for not stating the actual range and just saying "according >> to industry standards" is that there is no such thing as a "standard >> compensation". The actual pay differs with the person, the role & the >> company. Nevertheless, it's a nice way of saying "we won't >> short-change you". > > or a way of saying: 'there is going to be bargaining here'? I do not > know much about the software industry, but surely there must be an > approximate range - or at least a maximum that a company is willing to > shell out?
I agree. That is indeed, one way of saying "the salary is negotiable". Having said that, I have never seen companies like Google, Facebook, etc. mention a pay range in job postings, but I guess people still get some idea about the salary range through various channels like glassdoor.com Regards, BG -- Baishampayan Ghose b.ghose at gmail.com _______________________________________________ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers