How to answer the salary question (mechanical engineering)

I think this is ridiculous. The companies have salary bands. IMO, the company needs to provide the salary range. They would get fewer “ghosts” if they’re upfront about pay. If a candidate applies based on the published salary range, they are more likely to be comfortable with a salary offer than they would be if they had no clue what the pay would be but expected more. I realize that this would be a radical shift for most companies, but I honestly don’t understand why they don’t do it.

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