CVS Health Interview Question

What is your salary expectation?

Interview Answer

Anonymous

Dec 16, 2024

The job posting listed the compensation range as $65-140K. I asked if she could narrow down that range to a realistic scope, and she said the role was going to pay a maximum of $70K. I informed her that was well below what a Senior Graphic Designer role should pay, and lower than I was willing to accept. She stated outright that she had been struggling to find candidates for this role, and that the hiring manager had manually selected my resume from the candidate pool. I informed her that for my 10 years of experience, I required commensurate compensation, and that the Senior Graphic Designer title signaled a higher pay grade than $70k. I suggested that if they were struggling to hire for this position, they could either pay within the higher end of their posted range (which was up to $140K), or consider re-posting the job as a Mid-Level Graphic Designer title, which would signal to applicants a lower salary range. The interview was terminated shortly thereafter.