Can we do something about people posting "too low"...

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for the salaries posted in every.single.job ad?

Prices aren't allowed to be discussed in the classifieds so why is it tolerated here?

Everyone on myBB is an extremely high earner, we get it.

In a lot of cases it might be the ideal job for someone but they'd think "oh this hedgehog thinks it's too low so maybe i should hold out for another"
 
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abzo said:
for the salaries posted in every.single.job ad?

Prices aren't allowed to be discussed in the classifieds so why is it tolerated here?

Everyone on myBB is an extremely high earner, we get it.

In a lot of cases it might be the ideal job for someone but they'd think "oh this hedgehog thinks it's too low so maybe i should hold out for another"
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Some graduates can start at 25 - 30k. Some of the salaries here really are just that... too low. Also, you cannot compare the classifieds section to the jobs section.

I also don't agree with your statement. If the job is ideal for a candidate, they will apply.
 
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Both are kinda true. Some of these ads the recruiters are clearly full of sht. There is certainly a tendency for the high earner response as well though.
 
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MickeyD said:
Sorry but that's too low.
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Random aside, but any graduate who starts at 25-30k is losing out on real life experience, I feel.

I started out on R4 000/month. Some of my fondest memories are scratching together 20c coins and 50c coins (bonus) from my coin jar, so that I could got to the 7/Eleven and buy myself one Tinkie. I didn't drink, I didn't smoke ... my vice was the occassional Tinkie, and even that I had to save up for.

I agree with abzo's point though. It's enough that employers are posting their salaries here (rather than hiding them). By having a debate about the salaries each time, you'll end up discouraging employers from posting the jobs ... which is surely a loss for the forum community.
 
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Foxhound5366 said:
Random aside, but any graduate who starts at 25-30k is losing out on real life experience, I feel.

I started out on R4 000/month. Some of my fondest memories are scratching together 20c coins and 50c coins (bonus) from my coin jar, so that I could got to the 7/Eleven and buy myself one Tinkie. I didn't drink, I didn't smoke ... my vice was the occassional Tinkie, and even that I had to save up for.

I agree with abzo's point though. It's enough that employers are posting their salaries here (rather than hiding them). By having a debate about the salaries each time, you'll end up discouraging employers from posting the jobs ... which is surely a loss for the forum community.
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I started on R657 per month.
 
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abzo said:
for the salaries posted in every.single.job ad?

Prices aren't allowed to be discussed in the classifieds so why is it tolerated here?

Everyone on myBB is an extremely high earner, we get it.

In a lot of cases it might be the ideal job for someone but they'd think "oh this hedgehog thinks it's too low so maybe i should hold out for another"
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The issue is the skills and exp requirement of the job doesn't match the salary. Nothing to do with salary being too low.
 
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skimread said:
The issue is the skills and exp requirement of the job doesn't match the salary. Nothing to do with salary being too low.
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I reckon most ads are full of it there. They all list a billion skills & years of experience for even low end jobs.
 
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HavocXphere said:
I reckon most ads are full of it there. They all list a billion skills & years of experience for even low end jobs.
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It's the middleman who is taking a chance. Some work-from-home-mom who spams gumtree, olx, pnet, junkmail and mybb jobs hoping to get someone her client will see as a bargain and she can get a tenth of there yearly salary without even meeting the people but by just passing on their CVs. Easiest job in the world.
 
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Graduate jobs that starts with 25-30k is really in the minority. If everybody holds out to get a job that pays that, lots of people will be without jobs.
 
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