Dispositioning based on relo, salary requirements

Anonymous - September 24, 2015

By policy, we do not post salary ranges for our positions. Often applicants supply their desired compensation. If their stated salary requirement is above our range, is this a legitimate reason for removing the applicant, or do we need to contact them first?

Another disposition question: We posted a position without specifying relocation. We had applicants from all over the country, with a good selection of locally-based applicants. We only looked at those who lived within commuting distance. Is “no relocation” an allowed reason for removing an applicant from the process?

1 Answer

Marilynn L. Schuyler, Esq. Senior Counsel, Seyfarth Shaw

Answered on September 24, 2015

It is perfectly fine to remove applicants based on salary requirements and/or location, however, this criteria must be applied uniformly. For example, it would not be appropriate to follow-up with some of the applicants to see whether they would be willing to adjust their salary request, but not others. Likewise, you couldn't remove a subset of applicants based on location.

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