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>> But it all boils down to "How much am I _willing to pay?_"
>How DO you come up with that number?
>
>- As little as you can get away with?
>- $5 more than the last one who was incompetent?
>- $5 less that what your first choice hire is asking? (the priceline
>model)
>- What management or HR tells you that you can pay?
>- X amount in budget divided by 2,000 (the number of hours in a year,
>40X50), divided by head count?
>- Dart board?
If you ask enough people, the answer is "all of the above, and more."
Pick the one that works best for you.
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