Workplace reviews and discussion: 晶鑽生醫股份有限公司

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The salary and expected compensation were seriously misaligned.

At the outset, the company proactively sent me an interview invitation. Since the compensation for this position was listed as negotiable, I did not know the specific salary range. However, given that my résumé clearly stated my current salary and expected compensation, it would be reasonable to assume that the company had assessed my information and believed it could offer corresponding compensation before inviting me to interview and negotiate further.

After I arrived at the company for the interview, I first spoke with HR and then finished a discussion with the vice president. Only afterward did the vice president say that, because my three years of work experience was considered relatively limited, the salary offer would not reach my expected compensation. When I asked roughly how much lower it would be, the vice president replied that it would be about NT$10,000 less.

Wouldn't that be lower than my current salary? The vice president said yes, but added that there would be a one-month year-end bonus.

In addition to my current monthly salary, I had also written my annual salary on my résumé, so it was completely clear that my current year-end bonus exceeds two months’ salary.

Therefore, the company’s interview invitation clearly did not take my current salary and expected compensation into consideration. It brought me in for an interview and only afterward matter-of-factly stated, “The new job you applied for pays less than your current job, and the year-end bonus is smaller.”

Job seekers should think twice about this company’s “compensation negotiable” designation. It does not mean they will assess your expected compensation before sending an interview invitation; instead, they set the salary according to their own “work experience” criteria.