Pay range discrepancy on phone screen - SOC Analyst Expel Employee Review

2.0
18 Jun 2022
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Pros

Phone screen was very personable and made conversation comfortable. Overall, I enjoyed the conversation.

Cons

Expel has a blog post about being proud of pay transparency, but in my phone screen the pay range is a lie. Range listed job description: "The targeted compensation range for this role is between: $85,000 USD and $122,400 USD + equity. We believe in paying transparently and equitably. Your salary will ultimately be based on factors such as your experience, skills, team equity, and market data. " Asked to fall somewhere in the middle, but was told by interviewer (team lead) that the role pays base salary of 85k a year firm. This is very deceitful job post/recruiting tactic.

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