Pay & Tax

Gehaltsvorstellung

salary expectation

What it means

The figure a candidate states, usually during an interview, as their expected Brutto compensation for a role.

In practice

German recruiters routinely ask for your Gehaltsvorstellung earlier in the process than is typical in the US or UK.

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