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[quote=Anonymous]Counter - then if it's still low - move on.  This happened to me once. Was told by the recruiter it was one salary. Got an offer for $10k less than what I was making ($25k less than recruiter said). I countered with "recruiter quoted xx in writing. I can't accept for less than xx. I wouldn't have gone through the process if the range was what was offered.@ They came back with an offer still less than xx - so I turned it down.

I got another job offer from another company within range.  My experience is all private corporate - not Fed.

I think companies undercut once you are "hooked" looking for a deal. I worked at a company that did that - they had under a 50% acceptance rate and high turnover. Low balling was like a game for senior management - even when hiring managers requested xx, HR would always go in at x minus 10%.

It's been a few years since I left and I'm still behind in salary for my skill set/equivalent jobs.  Don't take it if it is way below market -- not even for a little bit - It can take years to recover.[/quote]

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