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Discussion on: Is talking about money OK at first interview ?

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Well, my personal experience (I've interviewed for positions in Portugal, Netherlands, and Spain, based in Spain) is that every time I was afraid to be too polite to ask, it took longer than I would have wanted to realize whether or not it was a position that was of interest (economically) for me. And, being a bit more frank, I have been tricked two times with the compensation I would be receiving, both times when I didn't want to ask about the salary out of fear of being impolite. So, maybe on the first interview test the water, and if you go further in the process, then you can start asking more thoroughly