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Subject:In Reply to Salary History Comments From:Tammy Sudol <tammy -at- M3ISYSTEMS -dot- QC -dot- CA> Date:Tue, 13 Jun 1995 11:27:25 -0400
Chris Frederick Willis <ChrisOp -at- AOL -dot- COM> writes:
>I'm not interested in playing games. And I'm also not interested in bleeding
>others dry to make a "killing" for myself. I want to build a dedicated team
>of talented writers who enjoy coming to work and feel fairly compensated at
>the end of the day. This means something different to every person who sends
>a resume. However, it's fairly obvious that someone who is used to making $50
>K per year in a related field is not going to be happy for long at $30 K per
>year in an entry level position. I'm willing to work with these people if
>they will work with me. However, if someone's not willing to bet that they
>can come up to speed and make themselves worth a higher wage in the long run,
>why should I? It's a waste of each of our time to even proceed with an
>interview.
Why not stop wasting everyone's time, by placing the salary range in the ad.
No ad?...inform the writers (on the phone) when you make the appointment.
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Tammy Sudol - Technical Writer
M3i Systems Inc. - tammy -at- m3isystems -dot- qc -dot- ca
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