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TL;DR
Now, Let’s Get Into It!
Why the Hide and Seek?
Frustration with recruiters is at an all-time high. If you’re recruiting for a sales role, your first message should include the base salary and OTE range. We work in sales—we work for money. Everyone works for money, but in sales, compensation is the driving factor.
I don’t need a pitch about your funding, target market, or growth trajectory—I’ll ask those questions in interviews. What I need to know upfront is how much I can realistically earn in my first year.
Having to repeatedly ask for comp details before even considering a screening call or sharing my resume is exhausting. Anyone else running into this? Feels like it happens to me every week
Honestly ehn, you're not alone in this. It’s a common frustration, especially in sales where earnings are almost everything.
Ideally, recruiters should share base salary and OTE upfront to ensure alignment and save everyone’s time. But in reality, some companies hold back on this info due to internal policies, flexibility in offers, or negotiation strategies.
So in my honest opinion, while it’s fair to push for transparency early on, not getting comp details upfront isn’t always a red flag; it just means you may need to decide how much back-and-forth you’re willing to engage in before moving forward. And to be real, if a role truly values top talent, it’ll make the conversation easier, not harder.
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