When I was young, I went through 6 months of interviews for a company...
At the last interview, they asked me how much I make. When I told her, she said, “ we are not paying that much to a guy without a masters degree...
I stood up, and at the top of my lungs screamed, then why are you wasting my time...
This company went out of business less than a year later...
First thing in an interview, I tell them what my payscale will be, and how much vacation time I expect...
This sorts out the losers from the pack
Good advice for anyone seeking a job. Unless you are trying to land your first job, or some other specific situations apply, then you should prepare yourself with education, training, and your own personal performance to be the person that the employer is desperate to hire.
I have hired plenty of people, and in almost every case for experienced people I was the one who had to work to convince the applicant to take the job. IF you take you career seriously and build up your skills and are a top level worker employers will be asking you how much money they need to pay to get you to work for them.
That is true in any field, whether you are designing computers, pouring cement, or selling cars.