Aligning On Compensation Before It's Too Late

Do you bring compensation up in an interview or not?

I asked LinkedIn, here are the results:

275 people said YES
93 people said let the interviewer bring it up

Here are some of the job titles of people who said YES:

Head of DEI
Director of Customer Success
Head of Sales Development
Co-Founder
CRO
VP of Growth

Going a step further, two perspectives from people who work in Talent Acquisition.

"Ask! Always ask" says Kristina Gundlach (Head of Talent), "I had the opposite belief previously. Now I advise anyone I work with to always ask." 

But what does that look like?

Here's how Melissa Hirsch, Principal Recruiter, recommends you word it:

"Before we get too far ahead of ourselves here, I want to bring up compensation. I'm currently at X base and Y OTE and will likely W2 at Z. I'm not looking to take a step backwards. Does it make sense to continue to have the conversation? I've really enjoyed what I've heard about the opportunity thus far."

Time is precious, why waste it if there isn't alignment?