mortlock2005 wrote:Perhaps I haven't explained myself clearly, but when I screen candidates, I conduct a phone interview and go over their background, and I can find fabulous, well qualified candidates. At this point, it helps to get a rough idea of their salary expectations. If my budget for a role is max $5k per month, it makes no sense to bring someone in for interviews who won't accept less than $7k per month. They might be the best qualified person for the job, and I would LOVE to hire them, but if we can't afford them, it's pointless going through to full interviews.
If the above was true it should be indifferent for you to put on the table your budget first. You say a range, the candidate says ok, or bye bye, then if ok, you talk together a bit and decide whether to invite the candidate for a full blown interview.
Having it the other way around you are sending a signal, that you may be looking for some sh**ty savings.