On: Career advice nobody gave me: Never ignore a recruiter

[d23]

Again, as others have repeatedly said here, this is a textbook example of why that’s a bad strategy. 100% sounds like a ton to you. How could it not? My last top offer was literally 2.5x what I was making. Never in my wildest dreams would I have been able to pick a number that high and say it with a straight face.

[cercatrova → d23]

That's if you don't know the market wages, but it's pretty clear for engineers through levels.fyi and other sites.

Or you can ask for their expected compensation range instead as well.